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Dependency Oil Talk N Alcohol 英 Dɪ'Pendənsi] 美 Dɪ'Pendənsi

英语单词 dependency
英美音标 英 [dɪ'pendənsi] 美 [dɪ'pendənsi]
中文释义 n.依赖;属国;从属物
英语例句 (1) This plan would reduce pollution and America's dependency on oil.
(2) This island is no longer a dependency of the USA.
(3) India used to be a dependency of Britain.
中文例句 (1) 这个计划将会减少污染以及美国对石油的依赖性。
(2) 这个小岛不再是美国的属地。
(3) 印度过去是英国的附属地。
柯林斯解释
1
[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

2
[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。

3
[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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