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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。