Dependency Dɪˈpendənsi Country Controlled N Noun Talk Financial
The word 'dependency' has three main meanings: 1. A country under the control of another country. 2. The state of needing or relying on someone or something, often to an unhealthy degree. 3. Addiction to substances like drugs or alcohol.
Word: dependency
Definitions:
1. A country controlled by another country.
Example: ...the tiny British dependency of Montserrat...
2. Needing or relying on someone or something, often excessively or detrimentally.
Examples: We worried about his dependency on his mother...
Ukraine is handicapped by its near-total dependency on Russian oil.
3. Addiction or reliance on substances like alcohol or drugs.
Examples: ...signs of alcohol and drug dependency...
...because her dependency had affected her work.
[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。
Oxford
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=