Definition of dependent in English:

dependent

adjective dɪˈpɛnd(ə)ntdəˈpɛndənt

1dependent on/uponContingent on or determined by.
由…决定的
the various benefits will be dependent on length of service
各种福利待遇将由服务年限决定。
Example sentencesExamples
- Investing in a corporate bond offers the flexibility of a regular interest payment at a higher rate, although this rate is dependent on the financial strength of the company concerned.
- The organization's success, in fact its very survival, over the long term is dependent on ethical leadership.
- The number of analyses exceeds the number of studies because several studies analyzed two or more dependent variables.
- The promoter induced gene expression after heat shock in a time-course dependent manner.
- Performance and memory required is dependent on the format and size of each native source file.
- An asylum seeker with insulin dependent diabetes has recently had her claim for asylum rejected.
- Major pancreatic resection invariably results in the development of insulin dependent diabetes.
- The space required is dependent on production volume.
- Today's cellular telephone systems are mainly circuit-switched, with connections always dependent on circuit availability.
- While they often intersect, they are not dependent in any way.
- The stability of rule-ordered actions is dependent upon the shared meaning assigned to words used to formulate a set of rules.
- Market development is a complex process, dependent to a significant degree on the simultaneity between buyers and sellers.
- Even with all that new technology can offer, success remains dependent on leadership.
- The problem is that such a realization of search is very dependent on the query word or phrase, entered by the user.
- Initially, most patients find it hard to accept responsibility for themselves and for their illness, preferring to hold others responsible and to adopt a passive or dependent attitude to the analyst.
- The dependent measure is the time it takes the participant to complete each task.
- Before the transplant she had uncontrollable insulin dependent diabetes and daily episodes of hypoglycaemia.
- The attributable risk of obesity is dependent to some extent on the threshold used for obesity.
- The success of an operating system is dependent on the applications support that it generates more than any other single factor.
- The benefit of the time assistance is dependent in a complicated way on its uncertainty.
Synonyms
conditional on, contingent on, based on, depending on, resting on, hanging on, hingeing on
subject to, determined by, controlled by, influenced by, swayed by, resultant from
2Requiring someone or something for financial or other support.
（经济上、感情上或其他方面）依赖的
an economy heavily dependent on oil exports
高度依赖石油出口的经济。
households with dependent children
有孩子要抚养的家庭。
Example sentencesExamples
- During the 1990s, the bank pushed large loans on the state so as to render it dependent on outside financial support.
- The successful implementation of a supply chain management strategy is dependent on the support systems that are in place.
- The cash poor nation becomes more and more dependent and is unable to create growth, as they annually service the debts.
- The care of the children, financial support for the dependent spouse, the children, and other matters such as pension and life assurance and inheritance rights will also be decided by the court.
- Further, adolescents are in a dependent position, unable to leave the family or to challenge the parents' superior authority.
- The parties supporting her are wholly dependent on her nod for their survival.
- The airport's success is largely dependent on the support of local public and businesses, he said.
- We are now so dependent on the financial system, without parallel systems of support, that the result could be catastrophic for humanity.
- Imagine yourself helpless and completely dependent on other people.
- Can democracy survive a system in which politicians and political parties are dependent on the support of big business?
- Firstly, the health economy has, for many years, been living beyond its means, and has been dependent on external financial support to supplement the resources it initially received.
- But in the past three years, private capital inflows have fallen and the US financial system is increasingly dependent on funds from foreign central banks.
- He felt helpless, dependent on whomever should be near him.
- In other words, how much government is required is dependent on how much we are truly men and women, and how much we cease to be desperate and disparate isolated elements.
- But information is also dependent on context and requires intelligence in order to be understood.
- Esteemed as an independent thinker and artist, she was a woman profoundly dependent on the financial and emotional support and approval of others, mostly men.
- While the agriculture sector is quite dynamic, it is largely dependent on State support, especially for credit flow, he says.
- It is undoubtedly true that higher rates makes savings more attractive, and thereby assists consumers who are dependent on income from financial assets.
- This activity was dependent on financial donations from friends and family.
- The success of these businesses is dependent on the support of the entire community, and this support has been forthcoming.
Synonyms
reliant on, relying on, counting on, leaning on
supported by, sustained by
1. 2.1 Unable to do without.
  依赖…的
  people dependent on drugs
  依赖毒品的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They are, like most of us, dependent on and incapable of challenging the very way of life that may be killing them.
  As we become dependent on technology we become vulnerable.
  This makes me feel helpless and is making me dependent on Jazlyn's help.
  In fact, some policies, such as making our economy more dependent on exports, make us more vulnerable, rather than more self-reliant.
  Children start off powerless and incapable, dependent on the adults around them for their safety and for the fulfillment of every need.
  Previously independent, the person may now be weak and dependent on others for even the most basic needs.
  It showed the vulnerability of many member countries that are dangerously dependent on one supplier.
  Most such women were completely subservient and totally dependent on their families; they were unable to contribute much economically to their family.
  Laurel, a non-smoker, has emphysema, which has left her unable to work and dependent on an oxygen mask for the past five years.
  Modern weather forecasts and military defences are dependent on the performance of the batteries in these satellites.
  The most encouraging aspect of the reforms has been their impact on those thought most vulnerable and dependent on welfare.
  You are going to make him weak, and dependent on others!
  In absolute terms our problem stems from being dependent on others because of our historical reliance on our traditional industries.
  These vulnerable populations remained entirely dependent on assistance from UN agencies and non-governmental organisations.
  What most people fear, after all, is a death that comes after repeated aggressive interventions have left them helpless and dependent on technology.
  It's always been a great shame for me to admit that I was as helpless and dependent on her as a child.
  This makes the entire structure vulnerable and dependent on individual decisions on reducing the scope of training reserve officers in some or other specialties.
  The older universities are most vulnerable because they carry out the most research and are dependent on the cash.
  At the bottom will be society's poorest and most vulnerable people, dependent on over-stretched public hospitals and whatever bulk-billing services remain.
  And for a country so dependent on exports, we're vulnerable if we don't at least try to understand other languages and cultures.
  Synonyms
  addicted to, reliant on, over-reliant on, fixated on
  given to using, given to abusing
  informal hooked on
  US informal jonesing on/for
3Grammar
(of a clause, phrase, or word) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word.
〔语法〕（从句，短语，词）从属的
a clause dependent on another clause
Example sentencesExamples
- When a text analysis program determines that writers from one region use more dependent clauses than writers from another region, it is defining kinship.
- The dependent clause following the first period appears to be a sentence fragment.
- Where the marker is a suffix on the verb, the dependent clause precedes the independent one, as in.
- Mostly, the relation designated by a plain verb is conceptually dependent.
- There's a verb missing in that dependent clause.

noundɪˈpɛnd(ə)ntdəˈpɛndənt

variant spelling of dependant

Usage

On the distinction between dependent and dependant, see dependant

Derivatives

dependently

adverb

Bureaucracies might be viewed in terms of major periods, such as neoliberalism, and world-systemic relations, such as dependently developing states.
Example sentencesExamples
- Past collaborative efforts have not been successful because teacher-education units have chosen to work dependently rather than interdependently on matters such as recruitment.
- He appeared to be limping, leaning dependently on a short gnarled cane.
- More importantly, like everything else the individual ego is dependently originated and conditioned.

Origin

Late Middle English dependant 'hanging down', from Old French, present participle of dependre (see depend). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin participial stem dependent-.

Definition of dependent in US English:

dependent

adjectivedəˈpendəntdəˈpɛndənt

1dependent on/uponContingent on or determined by.
由…决定的
the various benefits will be dependent on length of service
各种福利待遇将由服务年限决定。
Example sentencesExamples
- While they often intersect, they are not dependent in any way.
- An asylum seeker with insulin dependent diabetes has recently had her claim for asylum rejected.
- The stability of rule-ordered actions is dependent upon the shared meaning assigned to words used to formulate a set of rules.
- The benefit of the time assistance is dependent in a complicated way on its uncertainty.
- The space required is dependent on production volume.
- Before the transplant she had uncontrollable insulin dependent diabetes and daily episodes of hypoglycaemia.
- Investing in a corporate bond offers the flexibility of a regular interest payment at a higher rate, although this rate is dependent on the financial strength of the company concerned.
- The success of an operating system is dependent on the applications support that it generates more than any other single factor.
- Today's cellular telephone systems are mainly circuit-switched, with connections always dependent on circuit availability.
- The number of analyses exceeds the number of studies because several studies analyzed two or more dependent variables.
- Initially, most patients find it hard to accept responsibility for themselves and for their illness, preferring to hold others responsible and to adopt a passive or dependent attitude to the analyst.
- Even with all that new technology can offer, success remains dependent on leadership.
- The attributable risk of obesity is dependent to some extent on the threshold used for obesity.
- The dependent measure is the time it takes the participant to complete each task.
- Performance and memory required is dependent on the format and size of each native source file.
- Major pancreatic resection invariably results in the development of insulin dependent diabetes.
- The organization's success, in fact its very survival, over the long term is dependent on ethical leadership.
- The problem is that such a realization of search is very dependent on the query word or phrase, entered by the user.
- Market development is a complex process, dependent to a significant degree on the simultaneity between buyers and sellers.
- The promoter induced gene expression after heat shock in a time-course dependent manner.
Synonyms
conditional on, contingent on, based on, depending on, resting on, hanging on, hingeing on
2Requiring someone or something for financial, emotional, or other support.
（经济上、感情上或其他方面）依赖的
an economy heavily dependent on oil exports
高度依赖石油出口的经济。
households with dependent children
有孩子要抚养的家庭。
Example sentencesExamples
- But in the past three years, private capital inflows have fallen and the US financial system is increasingly dependent on funds from foreign central banks.
- The parties supporting her are wholly dependent on her nod for their survival.
- The cash poor nation becomes more and more dependent and is unable to create growth, as they annually service the debts.
- Imagine yourself helpless and completely dependent on other people.
- It is undoubtedly true that higher rates makes savings more attractive, and thereby assists consumers who are dependent on income from financial assets.
- The successful implementation of a supply chain management strategy is dependent on the support systems that are in place.
- Esteemed as an independent thinker and artist, she was a woman profoundly dependent on the financial and emotional support and approval of others, mostly men.
- The care of the children, financial support for the dependent spouse, the children, and other matters such as pension and life assurance and inheritance rights will also be decided by the court.
- Can democracy survive a system in which politicians and political parties are dependent on the support of big business?
- The success of these businesses is dependent on the support of the entire community, and this support has been forthcoming.
- During the 1990s, the bank pushed large loans on the state so as to render it dependent on outside financial support.
- He felt helpless, dependent on whomever should be near him.
- We are now so dependent on the financial system, without parallel systems of support, that the result could be catastrophic for humanity.
- This activity was dependent on financial donations from friends and family.
- But information is also dependent on context and requires intelligence in order to be understood.
- Firstly, the health economy has, for many years, been living beyond its means, and has been dependent on external financial support to supplement the resources it initially received.
- While the agriculture sector is quite dynamic, it is largely dependent on State support, especially for credit flow, he says.
- In other words, how much government is required is dependent on how much we are truly men and women, and how much we cease to be desperate and disparate isolated elements.
- Further, adolescents are in a dependent position, unable to leave the family or to challenge the parents' superior authority.
- The airport's success is largely dependent on the support of local public and businesses, he said.
Synonyms
reliant on, relying on, counting on, leaning on
1. 2.1 Unable to do without.
  依赖…的
  people dependent on drugs
  依赖毒品的人。
  in combination welfare-dependent families
  靠福利过活的家庭。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As we become dependent on technology we become vulnerable.
  You are going to make him weak, and dependent on others!
  At the bottom will be society's poorest and most vulnerable people, dependent on over-stretched public hospitals and whatever bulk-billing services remain.
  Most such women were completely subservient and totally dependent on their families; they were unable to contribute much economically to their family.
  It showed the vulnerability of many member countries that are dangerously dependent on one supplier.
  The older universities are most vulnerable because they carry out the most research and are dependent on the cash.
  What most people fear, after all, is a death that comes after repeated aggressive interventions have left them helpless and dependent on technology.
  Modern weather forecasts and military defences are dependent on the performance of the batteries in these satellites.
  In absolute terms our problem stems from being dependent on others because of our historical reliance on our traditional industries.
  It's always been a great shame for me to admit that I was as helpless and dependent on her as a child.
  They are, like most of us, dependent on and incapable of challenging the very way of life that may be killing them.
  And for a country so dependent on exports, we're vulnerable if we don't at least try to understand other languages and cultures.
  These vulnerable populations remained entirely dependent on assistance from UN agencies and non-governmental organisations.
  This makes me feel helpless and is making me dependent on Jazlyn's help.
  Laurel, a non-smoker, has emphysema, which has left her unable to work and dependent on an oxygen mask for the past five years.
  Previously independent, the person may now be weak and dependent on others for even the most basic needs.
  The most encouraging aspect of the reforms has been their impact on those thought most vulnerable and dependent on welfare.
  In fact, some policies, such as making our economy more dependent on exports, make us more vulnerable, rather than more self-reliant.
  This makes the entire structure vulnerable and dependent on individual decisions on reducing the scope of training reserve officers in some or other specialties.
  Children start off powerless and incapable, dependent on the adults around them for their safety and for the fulfillment of every need.
  Synonyms
  addicted to, reliant on, over-reliant on, fixated on
3Grammar
(of a clause, phrase, or word) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word.
〔语法〕（从句，短语，词）从属的
Example sentencesExamples
- There's a verb missing in that dependent clause.
- Mostly, the relation designated by a plain verb is conceptually dependent.
- When a text analysis program determines that writers from one region use more dependent clauses than writers from another region, it is defining kinship.
- Where the marker is a suffix on the verb, the dependent clause precedes the independent one, as in.
- The dependent clause following the first period appears to be a sentence fragment.

noundəˈpendəntdəˈpɛndənt

A person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.
a single man with no dependents

Origin

Late Middle English dependant ‘hanging down’, from Old French, present participle of dependre (see depend). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin participial stem dependent-.

单词	dependent
释义	Definition of dependent in English: dependent adjective dɪˈpɛnd(ə)ntdəˈpɛndənt 1dependent on/uponContingent on or determined by. 由…决定的 the various benefits will be dependent on length of service 各种福利待遇将由服务年限决定。 Example sentencesExamples Investing in a corporate bond offers the flexibility of a regular interest payment at a higher rate, although this rate is dependent on the financial strength of the company concerned. The organization's success, in fact its very survival, over the long term is dependent on ethical leadership. The number of analyses exceeds the number of studies because several studies analyzed two or more dependent variables. The promoter induced gene expression after heat shock in a time-course dependent manner. Performance and memory required is dependent on the format and size of each native source file. An asylum seeker with insulin dependent diabetes has recently had her claim for asylum rejected. Major pancreatic resection invariably results in the development of insulin dependent diabetes. The space required is dependent on production volume. Today's cellular telephone systems are mainly circuit-switched, with connections always dependent on circuit availability. While they often intersect, they are not dependent in any way. The stability of rule-ordered actions is dependent upon the shared meaning assigned to words used to formulate a set of rules. Market development is a complex process, dependent to a significant degree on the simultaneity between buyers and sellers. Even with all that new technology can offer, success remains dependent on leadership. The problem is that such a realization of search is very dependent on the query word or phrase, entered by the user. Initially, most patients find it hard to accept responsibility for themselves and for their illness, preferring to hold others responsible and to adopt a passive or dependent attitude to the analyst. The dependent measure is the time it takes the participant to complete each task. Before the transplant she had uncontrollable insulin dependent diabetes and daily episodes of hypoglycaemia. The attributable risk of obesity is dependent to some extent on the threshold used for obesity. The success of an operating system is dependent on the applications support that it generates more than any other single factor. The benefit of the time assistance is dependent in a complicated way on its uncertainty. Synonyms conditional on, contingent on, based on, depending on, resting on, hanging on, hingeing on subject to, determined by, controlled by, influenced by, swayed by, resultant from 2Requiring someone or something for financial or other support. （经济上、感情上或其他方面）依赖的 an economy heavily dependent on oil exports 高度依赖石油出口的经济。 households with dependent children 有孩子要抚养的家庭。 Example sentencesExamples During the 1990s, the bank pushed large loans on the state so as to render it dependent on outside financial support. The successful implementation of a supply chain management strategy is dependent on the support systems that are in place. The cash poor nation becomes more and more dependent and is unable to create growth, as they annually service the debts. The care of the children, financial support for the dependent spouse, the children, and other matters such as pension and life assurance and inheritance rights will also be decided by the court. Further, adolescents are in a dependent position, unable to leave the family or to challenge the parents' superior authority. The parties supporting her are wholly dependent on her nod for their survival. The airport's success is largely dependent on the support of local public and businesses, he said. We are now so dependent on the financial system, without parallel systems of support, that the result could be catastrophic for humanity. Imagine yourself helpless and completely dependent on other people. Can democracy survive a system in which politicians and political parties are dependent on the support of big business? Firstly, the health economy has, for many years, been living beyond its means, and has been dependent on external financial support to supplement the resources it initially received. But in the past three years, private capital inflows have fallen and the US financial system is increasingly dependent on funds from foreign central banks. He felt helpless, dependent on whomever should be near him. In other words, how much government is required is dependent on how much we are truly men and women, and how much we cease to be desperate and disparate isolated elements. But information is also dependent on context and requires intelligence in order to be understood. Esteemed as an independent thinker and artist, she was a woman profoundly dependent on the financial and emotional support and approval of others, mostly men. While the agriculture sector is quite dynamic, it is largely dependent on State support, especially for credit flow, he says. It is undoubtedly true that higher rates makes savings more attractive, and thereby assists consumers who are dependent on income from financial assets. This activity was dependent on financial donations from friends and family. The success of these businesses is dependent on the support of the entire community, and this support has been forthcoming. Synonyms reliant on, relying on, counting on, leaning on supported by, sustained by 2.1 Unable to do without. 依赖…的 people dependent on drugs 依赖毒品的人。 Example sentencesExamples They are, like most of us, dependent on and incapable of challenging the very way of life that may be killing them. As we become dependent on technology we become vulnerable. This makes me feel helpless and is making me dependent on Jazlyn's help. In fact, some policies, such as making our economy more dependent on exports, make us more vulnerable, rather than more self-reliant. Children start off powerless and incapable, dependent on the adults around them for their safety and for the fulfillment of every need. Previously independent, the person may now be weak and dependent on others for even the most basic needs. It showed the vulnerability of many member countries that are dangerously dependent on one supplier. Most such women were completely subservient and totally dependent on their families; they were unable to contribute much economically to their family. Laurel, a non-smoker, has emphysema, which has left her unable to work and dependent on an oxygen mask for the past five years. Modern weather forecasts and military defences are dependent on the performance of the batteries in these satellites. The most encouraging aspect of the reforms has been their impact on those thought most vulnerable and dependent on welfare. You are going to make him weak, and dependent on others! In absolute terms our problem stems from being dependent on others because of our historical reliance on our traditional industries. These vulnerable populations remained entirely dependent on assistance from UN agencies and non-governmental organisations. What most people fear, after all, is a death that comes after repeated aggressive interventions have left them helpless and dependent on technology. It's always been a great shame for me to admit that I was as helpless and dependent on her as a child. This makes the entire structure vulnerable and dependent on individual decisions on reducing the scope of training reserve officers in some or other specialties. The older universities are most vulnerable because they carry out the most research and are dependent on the cash. At the bottom will be society's poorest and most vulnerable people, dependent on over-stretched public hospitals and whatever bulk-billing services remain. And for a country so dependent on exports, we're vulnerable if we don't at least try to understand other languages and cultures. Synonyms addicted to, reliant on, over-reliant on, fixated on given to using, given to abusing informal hooked on US informal jonesing on/for 3Grammar (of a clause, phrase, or word) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word. 〔语法〕（从句，短语，词）从属的 a clause dependent on another clause Example sentencesExamples When a text analysis program determines that writers from one region use more dependent clauses than writers from another region, it is defining kinship. The dependent clause following the first period appears to be a sentence fragment. Where the marker is a suffix on the verb, the dependent clause precedes the independent one, as in. Mostly, the relation designated by a plain verb is conceptually dependent. There's a verb missing in that dependent clause. noundɪˈpɛnd(ə)ntdəˈpɛndənt variant spelling of dependant Usage On the distinction between dependent and dependant, see dependant Derivatives dependently adverb Bureaucracies might be viewed in terms of major periods, such as neoliberalism, and world-systemic relations, such as dependently developing states. Example sentencesExamples Past collaborative efforts have not been successful because teacher-education units have chosen to work dependently rather than interdependently on matters such as recruitment. He appeared to be limping, leaning dependently on a short gnarled cane. More importantly, like everything else the individual ego is dependently originated and conditioned. Origin Late Middle English dependant 'hanging down', from Old French, present participle of dependre (see depend). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin participial stem dependent-. Definition of dependent in US English: dependent adjectivedəˈpendəntdəˈpɛndənt 1dependent on/uponContingent on or determined by. 由…决定的 the various benefits will be dependent on length of service 各种福利待遇将由服务年限决定。 Example sentencesExamples While they often intersect, they are not dependent in any way. An asylum seeker with insulin dependent diabetes has recently had her claim for asylum rejected. The stability of rule-ordered actions is dependent upon the shared meaning assigned to words used to formulate a set of rules. The benefit of the time assistance is dependent in a complicated way on its uncertainty. The space required is dependent on production volume. Before the transplant she had uncontrollable insulin dependent diabetes and daily episodes of hypoglycaemia. Investing in a corporate bond offers the flexibility of a regular interest payment at a higher rate, although this rate is dependent on the financial strength of the company concerned. The success of an operating system is dependent on the applications support that it generates more than any other single factor. Today's cellular telephone systems are mainly circuit-switched, with connections always dependent on circuit availability. The number of analyses exceeds the number of studies because several studies analyzed two or more dependent variables. Initially, most patients find it hard to accept responsibility for themselves and for their illness, preferring to hold others responsible and to adopt a passive or dependent attitude to the analyst. Even with all that new technology can offer, success remains dependent on leadership. The attributable risk of obesity is dependent to some extent on the threshold used for obesity. The dependent measure is the time it takes the participant to complete each task. Performance and memory required is dependent on the format and size of each native source file. Major pancreatic resection invariably results in the development of insulin dependent diabetes. The organization's success, in fact its very survival, over the long term is dependent on ethical leadership. The problem is that such a realization of search is very dependent on the query word or phrase, entered by the user. Market development is a complex process, dependent to a significant degree on the simultaneity between buyers and sellers. The promoter induced gene expression after heat shock in a time-course dependent manner. Synonyms conditional on, contingent on, based on, depending on, resting on, hanging on, hingeing on 2Requiring someone or something for financial, emotional, or other support. （经济上、感情上或其他方面）依赖的 an economy heavily dependent on oil exports 高度依赖石油出口的经济。 households with dependent children 有孩子要抚养的家庭。 Example sentencesExamples But in the past three years, private capital inflows have fallen and the US financial system is increasingly dependent on funds from foreign central banks. The parties supporting her are wholly dependent on her nod for their survival. The cash poor nation becomes more and more dependent and is unable to create growth, as they annually service the debts. Imagine yourself helpless and completely dependent on other people. It is undoubtedly true that higher rates makes savings more attractive, and thereby assists consumers who are dependent on income from financial assets. The successful implementation of a supply chain management strategy is dependent on the support systems that are in place. Esteemed as an independent thinker and artist, she was a woman profoundly dependent on the financial and emotional support and approval of others, mostly men. The care of the children, financial support for the dependent spouse, the children, and other matters such as pension and life assurance and inheritance rights will also be decided by the court. Can democracy survive a system in which politicians and political parties are dependent on the support of big business? The success of these businesses is dependent on the support of the entire community, and this support has been forthcoming. During the 1990s, the bank pushed large loans on the state so as to render it dependent on outside financial support. He felt helpless, dependent on whomever should be near him. We are now so dependent on the financial system, without parallel systems of support, that the result could be catastrophic for humanity. This activity was dependent on financial donations from friends and family. But information is also dependent on context and requires intelligence in order to be understood. Firstly, the health economy has, for many years, been living beyond its means, and has been dependent on external financial support to supplement the resources it initially received. While the agriculture sector is quite dynamic, it is largely dependent on State support, especially for credit flow, he says. In other words, how much government is required is dependent on how much we are truly men and women, and how much we cease to be desperate and disparate isolated elements. Further, adolescents are in a dependent position, unable to leave the family or to challenge the parents' superior authority. The airport's success is largely dependent on the support of local public and businesses, he said. Synonyms reliant on, relying on, counting on, leaning on 2.1 Unable to do without. 依赖…的 people dependent on drugs 依赖毒品的人。 in combination welfare-dependent families 靠福利过活的家庭。 Example sentencesExamples As we become dependent on technology we become vulnerable. You are going to make him weak, and dependent on others! At the bottom will be society's poorest and most vulnerable people, dependent on over-stretched public hospitals and whatever bulk-billing services remain. Most such women were completely subservient and totally dependent on their families; they were unable to contribute much economically to their family. It showed the vulnerability of many member countries that are dangerously dependent on one supplier. The older universities are most vulnerable because they carry out the most research and are dependent on the cash. What most people fear, after all, is a death that comes after repeated aggressive interventions have left them helpless and dependent on technology. Modern weather forecasts and military defences are dependent on the performance of the batteries in these satellites. In absolute terms our problem stems from being dependent on others because of our historical reliance on our traditional industries. It's always been a great shame for me to admit that I was as helpless and dependent on her as a child. They are, like most of us, dependent on and incapable of challenging the very way of life that may be killing them. And for a country so dependent on exports, we're vulnerable if we don't at least try to understand other languages and cultures. These vulnerable populations remained entirely dependent on assistance from UN agencies and non-governmental organisations. This makes me feel helpless and is making me dependent on Jazlyn's help. Laurel, a non-smoker, has emphysema, which has left her unable to work and dependent on an oxygen mask for the past five years. Previously independent, the person may now be weak and dependent on others for even the most basic needs. The most encouraging aspect of the reforms has been their impact on those thought most vulnerable and dependent on welfare. In fact, some policies, such as making our economy more dependent on exports, make us more vulnerable, rather than more self-reliant. This makes the entire structure vulnerable and dependent on individual decisions on reducing the scope of training reserve officers in some or other specialties. Children start off powerless and incapable, dependent on the adults around them for their safety and for the fulfillment of every need. Synonyms addicted to, reliant on, over-reliant on, fixated on 3Grammar (of a clause, phrase, or word) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word. 〔语法〕（从句，短语，词）从属的 Example sentencesExamples There's a verb missing in that dependent clause. Mostly, the relation designated by a plain verb is conceptually dependent. When a text analysis program determines that writers from one region use more dependent clauses than writers from another region, it is defining kinship. Where the marker is a suffix on the verb, the dependent clause precedes the independent one, as in. The dependent clause following the first period appears to be a sentence fragment. noundəˈpendəntdəˈpɛndənt A person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support. a single man with no dependents Origin Late Middle English dependant ‘hanging down’, from Old French, present participle of dependre (see depend). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin participial stem dependent-.
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