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

  1. (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

  2. the state of being addicted to sth (= unable to stop taking or using it)
    1. drug/alcohol dependence
      毒瘾;酒瘾
  3. 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

  1. N-UNCOUNT (为了成功或存活的)依靠,依赖
    Your dependence on something 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?
  2. N-UNCOUNT (对毒品或酒精的)依赖,瘾,癖
    If you talk about drug dependence or alcohol dependence, 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。
  3. N-UNCOUNT (受其影响或决定的)依赖(关系)
    You talk about the dependence of one thing on another 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

双语例句

  1. 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?
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. We can break the transport system's dependence on oil without sacrificing its efficiency and compromising mobility.
    我们可以打破交通系统对燃油的依赖,而不牺牲效率和流动性。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. Temperature dependence. That's, can give rise to problems.
    温度的依赖带来了这个问题。
  10. Chronic paraldehyde intoxication results in tolerance and dependence.
    慢性副醛中毒能导致耐受性和依赖性。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. The relationship between the temperature dependence of the conductivity and structure of the composite is also discussed.
    讨论了复合材料导电率的温度依赖性行为和结构的关系。
  15. 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。
  16. In this study, chronic illness and depression were significantly associated with functional dependence.
    在这项研究中,慢性疾病和抑郁症有显着相关功能的依赖。
  17. The study group was those had tolerance and dependence on opioid drugs.
    实验组为均对阿片类药物形成耐受和依赖。
  18. Benzodiazepines have hypnotic and sedative effects, and like antidepressants, dependence and addiction can occur in some patients.
    苯有催眠和镇静作用,如抗抑郁药物依赖和成瘾的,可以发生在一些病人。
  19. The dependence of saturation factor on pumping power is measured.
    测量了饱和因子和抽运功率的关系。
  20. Russia is also bound to the west by dependence on foreign investment and the global economy.
    此外,俄罗斯经济也依赖于外国投资和全球经济,在这些方面需要仰仗西方。
  21. Evaluation of potential domestic supply of main resources and the imported dependence;
    评估主要资源的国内潜在供应能力和对进口的依赖度;
  22. 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。
  23. 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。
  24. His dependence on gestures and prompts has significantly reduced.
    他对肢体语言和提示的依靠显著地降低了。
  25. No tolerance and dependence.
    无耐受和依赖性。
  26. 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。
  27. The rejection of absolute space and absolute time introduces this mutual dependence of space and time.
    对绝对空间和绝对时间的否定导致了空间和时间的相互依有。
  28. 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。
  29. 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。
  30. This deviation indicates aggravation of SRS effect due to wavelength dependence of fiber loss coefficient.
    结果的背离,说明了由光纤损耗系数的波长依赖性加重了SRS效应。

英英释义

noun

  1. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

      Synonym:    dependancedependency

    1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

        Synonym:    addictiondependancedependencyhabituation