1NEEDDEPEND ON/RELY ONwhen you depend on the help and support of someone or something else in order to exist or be successful 依赖,依靠OPP independence
dependence on/upon
our dependence on oil as a source of energy
我们对石油能源的依赖
the financial dependency of some women on men
一些女性对男性的经济依赖
2.drug/alcohol dependenceMDDADDICTEDwhen someone is addicted to drugs or alcohol 药物/酒精依赖
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drug/alcohol dependence• The higher figures came for such easy-to-call labels as bulimia and alcohol and drug dependence.• You can get treatment for drug dependence, mostly as an outpatient.• His father says that David accepts the sentence, and is getting treatment for his drug dependence.• Most people make the change from occasional social drinking to alcohol dependence gradually.• Studies of twins and of alcohol-dependent patients point to an inherited vulnerability to alcohol dependence, too.
3technical when one thing is strongly affected by another thing 相关(性),相依(性)
dependence on/upon• Non-readers show a greater dependence ontelevision for political information.• Thus, humans' heavydependence on present sources of electric power has many undesirableaspects.• For its part, the royal government was fully conscious of its dependence upon the pomeshchiks.• We need to reduce our dependence onforeignoil.• Physiological dependence on benzodiazepines can occur and is accompanied by a withdrawal syndrome.• The therapistregarded this behaviour as resulting from Janet's dependence on her and fear of losing her support.• Nature's services: societaldependence on natural ecosystems.• This dependence on the state was well appreciated by Reith.
1needing sb's help/support需要幫助或支持ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEPENDENCE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great, heavy極大的/嚴重的依賴◇a heavy dependence on imported materials對進口原料的嚴重依賴➤absolute, complete, total絕對/徹底/完全依賴◇his total dependence on his family他對家庭的完全依賴➤continuing, growing, increased, increasing持續的/日益增長的/增多的/越來越多的依賴◇The country has a growing dependence on foreign aid.這個國家越來越依賴外國援助。➤excessive過度的依賴▸➤mutual相互的依賴◇Their relationship is based on a strong mutual dependence.他們的關係建立在強烈的相互依賴的基礎上。➤economic, financial經濟/財務依賴▸➤emotional, physical, psychological感情上的/生理上的/心理上的依賴VERB + DEPENDENCE➤have存在依賴▸➤increase增加依賴▸➤reduce減少依賴◇The government wants to reduce industry's dependence on coal.政府想減少工業對煤炭的依賴性。PREPOSITION➤dependence on, dependence upon對⋯的依賴◇her economic dependence on her husband她對丈夫的經濟依賴dependence
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2being addicted to sth對⋯上癮ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤alcohol, drug, nicotine, substance, etc.酒癮、毒癮、尼古丁癮、藥物依賴等PREPOSITION➤dependence on對⋯的癮◇dependence on alcohol酒癮