1 ADJ 相互独立的;彼此不关联的 If one thing or person is independent of another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second. 相互独立的;彼此不关联的 [Also + from] [Also + from]
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Your questions should be independent of each other. [+ of]
你的问题应该彼此无关。
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We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group.
我们马上就将从大学分离出去,成立我们自己的团体。
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Two independent studies have been carried out.
两项彼此独立的研究已在进行中。
SYN separate, unrelated, unconnected, unattached
2 ADJ-GRADED 自立的;不需外援的 If someone is independent, they do not need help or money from anyone else. 自立的;不需外援的 [Also + from]
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Phil was now much more independent of his parents. [+ of]
菲尔现在不那么依赖父母了。
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She would like to be financially independent.
她希望在经济上能够自立。
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There were benefits to being a single independent woman.
做一个单身、自立的女性好处多多。
SYN self-sufficient, free, liberated, unconventional
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We aim to help disabled students to live and study independently.
我们旨在帮助残疾学生尽可能独立地生活和学习。
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...the independently-minded females of the Nineties.
90 年代思想独立的女性
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He is independently wealthy.
他靠自己的努力而致富。
3 ADJ-GRADED (国家)独立的 Independent countries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government. (国家)独立的 [Also + of]
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...a fully independent state.
一个完全独立的国家
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Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975. [+ from]
巴布亚新几内亚 1975 年脱离澳大利亚正式独立。
SYN self-governing, free, autonomous, separated
4 ADJ [ADJ n] (组织)独立的，不受他人控制的 An independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else. (组织)独立的，不受他人控制的
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...an independent television station.
独立电视台
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...the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency.
政风处,一个独立的机构
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...a fully independent, not-for-profit organisation.
一个完全独立的非营利组织
5 ADJ [usually ADJ n] (学校)私立的 An independent school does not receive money from the government or local council, but from the fees paid by its students' parents or from charities. (学校)私立的 [British]
SYN private, public, private-sector, free-standing
6 ADJ [ADJ n] (调查、意见)独立的，不偏不倚的 An independent inquiry or opinion is one that involves people who are not connected with a particular situation, and should therefore be fair. (调查、意见)独立的，不偏不倚的
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The government ordered an independent inquiry into the affair.
政府下令对该事件进行独立调查。
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An independent opinion poll published today shows growing discontent with the government.
今天发表的一项独立民意测验表明民众对政府的不满正与日俱增。
7 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 无党派的 An independent politician is one who does not represent any political party. 无党派的
An
independent is an independent politician.
无党派人士 | Thesaurus | independent Also look up: |
| ADJ. | self-reliant, self-supporting; (ant.) dependent 1 2 liberated, self-governing 3 |
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