self-sufficient
adjective uk/ˌself.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ us/ˌself.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
C2 （尤指食物）自给自足的
able to provide everything you need, especially food, for yourself without the help of other people
The programme aims to make the country self-sufficient in food production and to cut energy imports. 这个项目旨在使国家在粮食上能自给自足，并减少能源进口。
They were busy with growing vegetables and all the other chores of a self-sufficient rural life.
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- Within three years, Pakistan became self-sufficient.
- They recall the village as a tough but proudly self-sufficient place, with no roads, electricity or running water.
- As the baby becomes more self-sufficient, she'll seek out her own sources of amusement.
- We were brought up to be independent and self-sufficient.