de·pend·ence
noun OPAL W
/dɪˈpendəns/
/dɪˈpendəns/
[uncountable]- the state of needing the help and support of somebody/something in order to survive or be successful
（生存或成功必需的）依靠，依赖，依存 - Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.
我们的关系建立在相互依存的基础上。 - financial/economic dependence
财政／经济依赖 - dependence on/upon somebody/something his dependence on his parents
他对父母的依赖 - the dependence of Europe on imported foods
欧洲对进口食品的依赖
Extra Examples- The government wants to reduce industry's dependence on coal.
政府想减少工业对煤炭的依赖性。 - a heavy dependence on imported materials
对进口原料的严重依赖 - her economic dependence on her husband
她对丈夫的经济依赖 - his total dependence on his family
他对家庭的完全依赖 - Their relationship is based on a strong mutual dependence.
他们的关系建立在强烈的相互依赖的基础上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- heavy
- absolute
- …
- have
- increase
- reduce
- …
- dependence on
- dependence upon
- Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.
- (also dependency)the state of being addicted to something (= unable to stop taking or using it)
瘾 - drug/alcohol dependence
毒瘾；酒瘾 - dependence on alcohol
酒瘾
Wordfinder- abuse
- addict
- deal
- dependence
- detoxification
- drug
- hallucinate
- overdose
- rehab
- withdrawal
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alcohol
- drug
- nicotine
- …
- dependence on
- drug/alcohol dependence
- dependence of A and B (specialist) the fact of one thing being affected by another
相关（性）；相依（性） - the close dependence of soil and landforms
土壤和地貌的密切相关
- the close dependence of soil and landforms
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘hanging down or something that hangs down’): from Old French dependance, from the verb dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’.