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

• 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。
• The development of alternative, "clean" energies would reduce dependence on oil and gas.
  替代“清洁”能源的开发，将减少对石油和天然气的依赖。
• For university students'network dependence and Internet use of psychological needs, social support relations are studied.
  对大学生的网络依赖与网络使用中的心理需求，社会支持的关系进行了研究。
• Our security, our prosperity, and our environment all require reducing our dependence on oil.
  我们的安全、我们的繁荣和我们的环境都要求我们减少对石油的依赖。
• The dependence of exports on national income is more complex.
  出口对国民收入的相依性更为复杂。
• Dinneen says ethanol is reducing dependence on foreign oil and holding down the price of gasoline.
  Dinneen说乙醇的使用减少了对国外石油的依赖，压低了汽油的价格。
• The dependence of single-mode squeezing on the parameters is investigated in detail.
  研究了参量对单模压缩的影响。
• 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。
• 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。