dependence

英 [dɪˈpendəns]

美 [dɪˈpendəns]

n.  (生存或成功必需的)依靠，依赖，依存; 瘾; 相关(性); 依存(关系)

复数：dependences　

TOEFLTEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.4854 / COCA.5814

牛津词典

noun

• （生存或成功必需的）依靠，依赖，依存
  the state of needing the help and support of sb/sth in order to survive or be successful
  1. his dependence on his parents
     他对父母的依赖
  2. Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.
     我们的关系建立在相互依存的基础上。
  3. the dependence of Europe on imported foods
     欧洲对进口食物的依赖
  4. financial/economic dependence
     财政 / 经济依赖
• 瘾
  the state of being addicted to sth (= unable to stop taking or using it)
  1. drug/alcohol dependence
     毒瘾；酒瘾
• 相关（性）；依存（关系）
  the fact of one thing being affected by another
  1. the close dependence of soil and landforms
     土壤和地貌的密切相关

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （为了成功或存活的）依靠，依赖
  Yourdependence onsomething or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
  1. ...the city's traditional dependence on tourism...
     该市传统上对旅游业的依赖
  2. 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？
• N-UNCOUNT (对毒品或酒精的)依赖，瘾，癖
  If you talk about drugdependenceor alcoholdependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic.
  1. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT （受其影响或决定的）依赖（关系）
  You talk about thedependenceof one thingonanother when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
  1. ...the dependence of circulation on production.
     流通对生产的依赖

英英释义

noun

• the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
  Synonym:dependancedependency
• being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
  Synonym:addictiondependancedependencyhabituation

双语例句

• Alcohol and other substance abuse or dependence may also co-exist with depression.
  酒精和其他物质滥用或依赖也可以与抑郁症共同出现。
• Their dependence on one another knit them together.
  他们的相互依赖使他们结成了一个紧密的团体。
• 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？
• Temperature dependence. That's, can give rise to problems.
  温度的依赖带来了这个问题。
• Next time we'll talk about the temperature dependence and the pressure dependence of equilibrium constants.
  下次我们会讨论平衡常数对温度，和压强的依赖关系。
• Parallel to this, her dependence upon foreign trade has increased.
  与此同时，她依靠的外贸已经增加了。
• The president called foreign aid a handout that fosters dependence on wealthy nations.
  总统认为外援是不劳而获之财，会助长本国对富国的依赖性。
• He and his team want to reduce dependence on costly and polluting batteries.
  他和他的团队，要减少对昂贵和污染电池的依赖。
• Over recent years, it has increasingly broadened its export base and reduced its dependence on the US.
  近年来，中国日益扩大了出口基础，降低了对美国的依赖。
• Russia and China have lessened their dependence on Google and Facebook, only to replace them with local equivalents.
  俄罗斯和中国降低了对谷歌和Facebook的依赖，却只是用同类的本土服务取而代之。