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consistency [kənˈsıstənsı], consistence [kənˈsıstəns] N

substance [ˈsʌbstəns] N

1. substance:

substance
物质 wùzhì

existence [ıgˈzıstəns] N

subsist [səbˈsıst] VB intr

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subsidize, subsidise [ˈsʌbsıdaız] VB trans

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subsequent [ˈsʌbsıkwənt] ADJ (to)

I . substitute [ˈsʌbstıtjuːt] N

II . substitute [ˈsʌbstıtjuːt] VB trans

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III . substitute [ˈsʌbstıtjuːt] VB intr

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substitute
代替 dàitì
She substituted for the teacher who was ill.
她代生病的老师上课。
▶ substitution [ˌsʌbstıˈtjuːʃən] N

I . sentence [ˈsentəns] N

1. sentence:

sentence
句子 jùzi

II . sentence [ˈsentəns] VB trans

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penitence [ˈpenıtəns] N

insistent [ınˈsıstənt] ADJ

consistent [kənˈsıstənt] ADJ

persistent [pəˈsıstənt] ADJ

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In 1999, the main subsistence crops were manioc, 812,000 tons; rice, 750,000 tons; sweet potatoes, 135,000 tons; yams, 89,000 tons; and corn, 89,000 tons.
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There are 11,000 household growing mungbeans as of 2009, most of them subsistence farmers.
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Many villages are used as gardening villages (subsistence farming) since the population has moved to larger neighboring villages.
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Traditional subsistence agriculture satisfies food needs, while most villagers engage in small-scale cash crop production as well.
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Because the islands are being converted to grassland for subsistence farming, deforestation is a major threat to the population of the species.
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Those with a permit that did not fish commercially, did fish for subsistence.
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It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for economic profit, or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival.
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Historic functions include domestic, funerary and agriculture/subsistence functions.
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For his subsistence he arranged to represent some merchants who imported linen yarn, and later on he commenced bleaching on his own account.
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Most of the agriculture in the district is on the subsistence level.
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