dependence

US [dɪˈpendəns]
UK [dɪ'pendəns]
  • n.依赖;瘾;相关(性);相依(性)
  • Web依靠;依赖性;信赖
Dependence
n.
1.
~ (on/upon sb/sth)
(生存或成功必需的)依靠,依赖,依存the state of needing the help and support of sb/sth in order to survive or be successful
his dependence on his parents
他对父母的依赖
Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.
我们的关系建立在相互依存的基础上。
the dependence of Europe on imported foods
欧洲对进口食品的依赖
financial/economic dependence
财政╱经济依赖
2.
the state of being addicted to sth(= unable to stop taking or using it)
drug/alcohol dependence
毒瘾;酒瘾
3.
~ of A and B
相关(性);相依(性)the fact of one thing being affected by another
the close dependence of soil and landforms
土壤和地貌的密切相关

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