Durable

(adj.) existing for a long time; 'hopes for a durable peace'; 'a long-lasting friendship' .

(adj.) very long lasting; 'less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys'; 'the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent' .

(adj.) capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; 'durable denim jeans' .

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• These photographs, which may be considered the first durable ones that had been obtained, were, with one exception, taken on plates made of pewter. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The expense, too, which is laid out in durable commodities, is favourable not only to accumulation, but to frugality. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• This paint gives a very durable and pliant covering, which does not melt in the greatest heat of summer nor crack or break in the greatest cold. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• It must depend upon durable principles of the mind, which extend over the whole conduct, and enter into the personal character. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Granite supplies the most durable materials for building, as many of the ancient Egyptian monuments testify. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Wood treated in this way is very durable. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• These alone are durable enough to affect our sentiments concerning the person. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• The bottom is floored with maple and covered with a specially prepared pit mat, durable, yet soft, so as not to damage the balls and pins falling upon it. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• He felt that he, himself, Gerald, had harder and more durable truths than any the other man knew. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• As made today by the leading manufacturers, it is simple, durable and easy to operate and care for. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The land constitutes by far the greatest, the most important, and the most durable part of the wealth of every extensive country. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The great necessity for more durable carbons became a desideratum so urgent that the tireless inventor decided to commission another explorer to search the tropical jungles of the Orient. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The effect of such regulations, however, is not near so durable in sinking the workman's wages below, as in raising them above their natural rate. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• I am laying down good intentions, which I believe durable as flint. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• He knew also how strong and durable it was. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.

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