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renewable + noun
常修饰 energy、resources、sources 等名词。
Solar power is a renewable energy source.
太阳能是一种可再生能源。
可再生的
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可再生的
able to be replenished by natural processes; not used up
Solar power is a renewable energy source.
太阳能是一种可再生能源。
指能源或资源，如太阳能、风能
可更新的；可再生的；能续期的。
Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
可持续的；可再生的；具有持续或连续来源的。
Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.
Solar and wind power are renewable sources of energy that do not run out.
太阳能和风能是可再生的能源，不会枯竭。
Many governments are investing in renewable energy to reduce pollution.
许多政府正在投资可再生能源，以减少污染。
Bamboo is a renewable material because it grows quickly.
竹子是可再生材料，因为它生长迅速。
常修饰 energy、resources、sources 等名词。
Solar power is a renewable energy source.
太阳能是一种可再生能源。
作表语时表示“可再生的、可更新的”。
These materials are fully renewable.
这些材料是完全可再生的。
Not this
We need to renewable our visa before it expires.
Use this
We need to renew our visa before it expires.
renewable 是形容词，意为“可再生的；可续期的”，不能用作动词。表示“续签、更新”时应用动词 renew。
Not this
Solar power is a renewable energy.
Use this
Solar power is renewable energy.
renewable energy 是不可数名词短语，前面不加不定冠词 a。若要强调一种可再生能源，可说 a renewable source of energy。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
可再生能源
Many countries are investing heavily in renewable energy.
许多国家正在大力投资可再生能源。
可再生资源
Wood is a renewable resource if forests are managed sustainably.
只要森林得到可持续管理，木材就是一种可再生资源。
可再生来源
Solar power is a renewable source of electricity.
太阳能是一种可再生的电力来源。
可再生燃料
Renewable fuels such as ethanol are made from plant material.
乙醇等可再生燃料由植物材料制成。
可再生电力
The grid needs better storage to handle renewable power.
电网需要更好的储能设施来消纳可再生电力。
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re-（再次）+new（新）+able（可…的）→能再次变新，能源‘可再生’，记住‘换新’即可。
语域：neutral 常见场景：能源与环保政策、合同续期与法律文书、资源与材料的一般说明 renewable 作形容词时语气中性偏正式，多用于能源、资源、合同等正式或客观说明场景；日常口语中较少单独使用，通常出现在 renewable energy 等固定搭配里。
No common words share the exact rhyme of 'renewable' (stressed /juː/ + /əbl/). The words listed above either share the '-able' spelling but have a different stressed vowel (e.g., 'able' /ˈeɪbəl/, 'available' /əˈveɪləbəl/), or share the 'new' sound but lack the '-able' ending (e.g., 'new' /njuː/, 'renew' /rɪˈnjuː/). Note that 'durable' and 'sustainable' also end in '-able' but have different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.