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dependence n.依赖；信赖；上瘾 (1) 找个工作，别再依赖你的父母了。(2) 我们不能忘记我们对其他的人的依赖。(3) 我们坚定地信赖上帝的意旨。(4) 我总是对她所说的话有很大的信赖。 Since to depend on someone is to need them, dependence is a state or condition of strong need. There are many kinds of dependence: a dog is in a state of dependence with his master. This word is also often used for drug and alcohol dependence, which is known as addiction. Dependence a strong word for extreme needs: liking something, like chocolate, isn't really dependence. The opposite of dependence is independence: being self-reliant and not needing others.

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英 [dɪ'pendəns] 美 [dɪ'pendəns] (1) Find a job and end your dependence on your parents.(2) We cannot forget our dependence on our fellow men.(3) We have firm dependence upon the will of God.(4) I always placed a lot of dependence on what she says. Dependence is a state where someone is heavily reliant on someone or something else. This could mean the dependence of children on parents or an addict on a drug. 1[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？2[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。3[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

英语单词	dependence
英美音标	英 [dɪ'pendəns] 美 [dɪ'pendəns]
中文释义	n.依赖；信赖；上瘾
英语例句	(1) Find a job and end your dependence on your parents. (2) We cannot forget our dependence on our fellow men. (3) We have firm dependence upon the will of God. (4) I always placed a lot of dependence on what she says.
中文例句	(1) 找个工作，别再依赖你的父母了。 (2) 我们不能忘记我们对其他的人的依赖。 (3) 我们坚定地信赖上帝的意旨。 (4) 我总是对她所说的话有很大的信赖。
vocabulary简明	Dependence is a state where someone is heavily reliant on someone or something else. This could mean the dependence of children on parents or an addict on a drug.
vocabulary扩展	Since to depend on someone is to need them, dependence is a state or condition of strong need. There are many kinds of dependence: a dog is in a state of dependence with his master. This word is also often used for drug and alcohol dependence, which is known as addiction. Dependence a strong word for extreme needs: liking something, like chocolate, isn't really dependence. The opposite of dependence is independence: being self-reliant and not needing others.
柯林斯解释	1 [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？ 2 [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。 3 [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

Dependence State Drug N Uncount 不可数名词 [Usu Strong Word