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

• Reducing our reliance on oil and gas will help fight climate change and reinforce our security.
  降低我们对油气的依赖，将有助于抗击气候变化，并加强我们的安全。
• Analysts said China's decision is partly in response to concerns about reliance on overseas technology.
  分析人士认为，中方的这一决定在某种程度上是对那些对过分依赖海外技术的担忧所做出的回应。
• You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise.
  你对她的主意和专业知识过于信赖了。
• 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。
• It is more expensive, but it breaks consumer reliance on the utility's network of power lines.
  这种太阳组件比较贵，但打破了顾客对该公司电力网的依赖。
• In the absence of actual data no reliance can be placed on such figures.
  在缺乏实际资料的情况下，这样的数据不可靠。
• 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。
• The economy's recent reliance on government support has many gold investors thinking more intervention is coming.
  近年来美国经济对政府支持作用的依赖使许多黄金投资者认为，政府的更多市场干预行动即将到来。
• 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。
• 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。