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| /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/ |
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| 1 | ruled by its own government , rather than controlled by another country 独立的；自主的；自治的 |
| The republic was declared a fully independent state. 该共和国被宣布为一个完全独立的国家。 |
| | 1a | not employed or controlled by a company 独立的；不受公司制约的；自立的 | | Many TV companies commission all their programmes from independent producers. 许多电视公司都委托独立制片人制作他们所有的节目。 | |
| | 1b | not belonging to any political party 无党派的；独立的 | | He stood as an independent candidate. 他是独立候选人。 | |
| | 1c | an independent school is not paid for or controlled by the government （学校）私立的 | |
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| 2 | fair because of not being influenced by anyone else 客观公正的；不受他人左右的；独立的 |
| Seek independent legal advice before entering into an agreement. 达成协议前要寻求独立的法律建议。 |
| There have been calls for an independent inquiry into the train crash. 有人呼吁对火车撞车事故进行独立调查。 |
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| 3 | not depending on other people for money 经济独立的 |
| +of His wages enabled him to become economically independent of his family. 他的薪水使他能在经济上不依靠家里。 |
| | 3a | not depending on other people for help or preferring to do things by yourself 自立的；自力更生的 | | Even as a child he was fiercely (=very) independent. 甚至在孩提时代，他就相当独立。 | |
| | 3b | independent travellers organize things themselves when they are travelling , rather than using a company who will arrange flights, hotels etc （旅行者）自助的 | |
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| 4 | not connected with or joined to anything else 独立的；单独的；无关联的 |
| The equipment has its own independent power supply. 这台设备自带独立的电源。 |
| +of The incidents were completely independent of one another. 这些事件相互间毫无关联。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| independently adv |
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| Words frequently used with independent | | independent 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | completely, entirely, genuinely, totally, truly, | 2 | | nouns | advice, adviser, arbitration, body, expert, inquiry, observer, tribunal, | 2 | | | |
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