reliance

英 [rɪˈlaɪəns]

美 [rɪˈlaɪəns]

n.  依赖; 依靠; 信任

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BNC.6173 / COCA.6942

牛津词典

noun

• 依赖；依靠；信任
  the state of needing sb/sth in order to survive, be successful, etc.; the fact of being able to rely on sb/sth
  1. Heavy reliance on one client is risky when you are building up a business.
     创业时过分依赖某一个客户是有风险的。
  2. Such learning methods encourage too great a reliance upon the teacher.
     这样的学习方法会造成对老师的过分依赖。
  3. The study programme concentrates more on group work and places less reliance on (= depends less on) lectures.
     这个学习计划较注重小组活动而不倚重讲座。
  4. I wouldn't place too much reliance on (= trust) these figures.
     我不会太相信这些数字的。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 依赖；依靠
  A person's or thing'sreliance onsomething is the fact that they need it and often cannot live or work without it.
  1. ...the country's increasing reliance on foreign aid.
     这个国家日益依赖外国援助

英英释义

noun

• certainty based on past experience
  1. he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
  2. he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
  Synonym:trust
• the state of relying on something

双语例句

• There is little reliance to be placed on his promises.
  他的诺言不甚可靠。
• This witness has committed perjury and no reliance can be placed on her evidence.
  这名证人作了伪证，她的证词不可信。
• Increased reliance on automobiles means more pollution, more traffic, more use of fossil fuels.
  日益增加的对汽车的依赖就意味着更多污染、交通阻塞和更多化石燃料的使用。
• Russia and Brazil also made gains, reflecting their reliance on commodity-related stocks.
  俄罗斯和巴西股市同样有所上涨，体现出两市对大宗商品相关个股的依赖。
• But eurozone membership and the reliance on dollars for commodity trades limit the process.
  但欧元区成员国身份，以及大宗商品交易依赖美元的事实，限制了这一进程。
• Establishing more bilateral transactions may also reduce the build-up of dollar assets and reduce reliance on the greenback.
  建立更多的双边交易，可能也会减少美元资产的累积，并降低对美元的依赖。
• About 10% of Japanese teenagers are overweight. Nutritionists say the main culprit is increasing reliance on Western fast food.
  大约10%的日本青少年超重。营养学家指出主要原因是对西式快餐越来越依赖。
• The important argument against decoupling relates to the reliance of the emerging markets on exports.
  反脱钩论的重要论据与新兴市场对出口的依赖有关。
• And some banks need to reduce further their reliance on short-term borrowing.
  一些银行需要进一步减少它们对短期借贷的依赖性。
• The reliance of appliance has enhanced the resemblance of the financial romance with the ambulance.
  对器械的信赖促进了财政传奇和救护车的相似。