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dependent adj.依靠的；依赖的；从属的 (1) 一切看你的决心而定。(2) 这个小孩靠他的父母养活。(3) 她在经济上仍然依靠父母。(4) 该国经济依赖於旅游业。(5) 老年人可以找自己的朋友而不会在情感上太依赖他们的子女。(6) 他们依赖公众的赈济。 Dependent comes from pendant, the French word for "hanging.” If you break your leg, you will be dependent, or hanging, on crutches to get around. Kids are dependents of their parents, since they rely on them for food and shelter. A drug addict is dependent on drugs. And if a decision is dependent on your mood, that means it depends on or will be decided by how you feel.

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英 [dɪ'pendənt] 美 [dɪ'pendənt] (1) All is dependent on your decision.(2) The child is dependent on his parents for support.(3) She is still financially dependent on her parents.(4) The country's economy is dependent on tourism.(5) Older people may seek their own friends rather than become too emotionally dependent on their children.(6) They are dependent on public charity. Being dependent means relying on something. Many people are dependent on coffee in the morning, while a dependent is someone who relies on you for financial support. In grammar-land, a dependent clause can’t stand alone because it’s a fragment. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]依靠的；依赖的 To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.   [oft ADJ on/upon n]The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction...当地经济过于依赖石油和天然气的开采。Up to two million people there are dependent on food aid...那里有多达 200 万人口依靠食品援助。Britain became increasingly dependent upon American technology...英国变得越来越依赖美国的技术了。In his own way, he was dependent on her...他以自己的方式依赖着她。Just 26 per cent of households are married couples with dependent children.只有26%的家庭是有孩子要扶养的已婚夫妇。2[ADJ 形容词]取决（于…）的；有赖（于…）的 If one thing is dependent on another, the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.   [v-link ADJ on/upon n]The results you get from weight training are largely dependent upon how you use those weights and what type of exercise programme you follow.举重训练的效果在很大程度上取决于如何使用那些举重器械以及遵照何种锻炼方案。The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay.对不孕不育的治疗很大程度上视乎夫妇的经济能力。3See also:dependant；

英语单词	dependent
英美音标	英 [dɪ'pendənt] 美 [dɪ'pendənt]
中文释义	adj.依靠的；依赖的；从属的
英语例句	(1) All is dependent on your decision. (2) The child is dependent on his parents for support. (3) She is still financially dependent on her parents. (4) The country's economy is dependent on tourism. (5) Older people may seek their own friends rather than become too emotionally dependent on their children. (6) They are dependent on public charity.
中文例句	(1) 一切看你的决心而定。 (2) 这个小孩靠他的父母养活。 (3) 她在经济上仍然依靠父母。 (4) 该国经济依赖於旅游业。 (5) 老年人可以找自己的朋友而不会在情感上太依赖他们的子女。 (6) 他们依赖公众的赈济。
vocabulary简明	Being dependent means relying on something. Many people are dependent on coffee in the morning, while a dependent is someone who relies on you for financial support. In grammar-land, a dependent clause can’t stand alone because it’s a fragment.
vocabulary扩展	Dependent comes from pendant, the French word for "hanging.” If you break your leg, you will be dependent, or hanging, on crutches to get around. Kids are dependents of their parents, since they rely on them for food and shelter. A drug addict is dependent on drugs. And if a decision is dependent on your mood, that means it depends on or will be decided by how you feel.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]依靠的；依赖的 To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive. [oft ADJ on/upon n] The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction... 当地经济过于依赖石油和天然气的开采。 Up to two million people there are dependent on food aid... 那里有多达 200 万人口依靠食品援助。 Britain became increasingly dependent upon American technology... 英国变得越来越依赖美国的技术了。 In his own way, he was dependent on her... 他以自己的方式依赖着她。 Just 26 per cent of households are married couples with dependent children. 只有26%的家庭是有孩子要扶养的已婚夫妇。 2 [ADJ 形容词]取决（于…）的；有赖（于…）的 If one thing is dependent on another, the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. [v-link ADJ on/upon n] The results you get from weight training are largely dependent upon how you use those weights and what type of exercise programme you follow. 举重训练的效果在很大程度上取决于如何使用那些举重器械以及遵照何种锻炼方案。 The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay. 对不孕不育的治疗很大程度上视乎夫妇的经济能力。 3 See also:dependant ；

Dependent People Means Support Economy Children Food Adj