Dependence Thing Dɪˈpendəns N Uncount 不可数名词 Order [Usu N
Dependence signifies needing something or someone for survival or success. It can also refer to addiction to drugs or alcohol, or a situation where one thing is affected by another.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](为了成功或存活的)依靠,依赖 Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
[usu N on n]
...the city's traditional dependence on tourism...
该市传统上对旅游业的依赖
Do you look forward to old age, or do you dread frailty, loss of memory and dependence on others?
你是期望变老,还是害怕自己年迈体衰、记忆减退,而且还要依赖他人?
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对毒品或酒精的)依赖,瘾,癖 If you talk about drug dependence or alcohol dependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic.
[usu n N]
French doctors tend to regard drug dependence as a form of deep-rooted psychological disorder.
法国医生倾向于把毒瘾看作是一种根深蒂固的心理障碍。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](受其影响或决定的)依赖(关系) You talk about the dependence of one thing on another when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
[usu with supp]
...the dependence of circulation on production.
流通对生产的依赖
Oxford
de·pend·ence/dɪˈpendəns; NAmEdɪˈpendəns/noun[uncountable ]1dependence(on/upon sb/sth) the state of needing the help and support of sb/sth in order to survive or be successful (生存或成功必需的)依靠,依赖,依存◆his dependence on his parents他对父母的依赖◆Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.我们的关系建立在相互依存的基础上。◆the dependence of Europe on imported foods欧洲对进口食物的依赖◆financial/economic dependence财政╱经济依赖OPP
independence
2(alsode·pend·ency)the state of being addictedto sth (= unable to stop taking or using it)瘾◆drug/alcohol dependence毒瘾;酒瘾3dependenceof A and B ( technical 术语) the fact of one thing being affected by another 相关(性);相依(性)◆the close dependence of soil and landforms土壤和地貌的密切相关de·pend·ence/dɪˈpendəns; NAmEdɪˈpendəns/
1when you depend on the help and support of someone or something else in order to exist or be successfulOPP independencedependence on/upon our dependence on oil as a source of energy the financial dependency of some women on men2drug/alcohol dependence when someone is addicted to drugs or alcohol3technical when one thing is strongly affected by another thingdependence of the mutual dependence of profit and growth
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dependence
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依赖(96%),信赖(3%),上瘾(1%)
n.依赖;依靠;信任;信赖
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