[N-COUNT 可数名词]附属国;附属地;托管地 A dependency is a country which is controlled by another country.
...the tiny British dependency of Montserrat in the eastern Caribbean.
位于加勒比海东部巴掌大的英国附属领地蒙特塞拉特
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](尤指过分或不利的)依靠,依赖 You talk about someone's dependency when they have a deep emotional, physical, or financial need for a particular person or thing, especially one that you consider excessive or undesirable.
[oft N on n]
We worried about his dependency on his mother...
我们担心他可能对母亲太过依赖。
Ukraine is handicapped by its near-total dependency on Russian oil.
乌克兰受制于对俄罗斯石油近乎完全的依赖。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](对酒精、毒品等的)依赖,瘾,癖 If you talk about alcohol dependency or chemical dependency, you are referring to a situation where someone is an alcoholic or is addicted to drugs.
[usu n N]
[mainly AM 主美]
In 1985, he began to show signs of alcohol and drug dependency...
在1985年,他开始表现出酗酒嗜毒的迹象。
In 1979 she quit her teaching job because her dependency had affected her work.
她于1979 年辞去了教书一职,因为她的瘾症已经影响到了工作。
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de·pend·ency/dɪˈpendənsi; NAmEdɪˈpendənsi/noun(pluralde·pend·encies)1[uncountable ]dependency(on/upon sb/sth) the state of relying on sb/sth for sth, especially when this is not normal or necessary (尤指不正常或不必要的)依靠,依赖◆financial dependency财政上的依赖◆Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state.他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。◆the dependency culture(= a way of life in which people depend too much on money from the government)依赖文化(过分依赖政府资助)☞compare
codependency
2[countable ]a country, an area, etc. that is controlled by another country 附属国;附属地3=