dependence

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de·pen·dence /dɪˈpendəns/ (also dependency) noun [uncountableU]

1 NEEDDEPEND 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 dependence MDDADDICTEDwhen 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.

3 technical when one thing is strongly affected by another thing 相关（性），相依（性）

dependence of

the mutual dependence of profit and growth

利润和增长的相互依存

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dependence• Dependence on alcohol can have a serious effect on your relationships and career.• Dependence Tolerance and withdrawal are the classic signs of physical dependence on a drug.• The clinic treats people affected by drug dependence.• There is a lot of leadership that comes out of fear, dependence, and guilt.• Can energy efficiency and a greater dependence on natural gas cut carbon emissions sufficiently on their own?• Their mutual dependence was destroying Luke as much as her.• The meal, like a ritual communion, had confirmed the curious, unspoken, mutual dependence which bound them.• Other topics on which findings are ambiguous are the effects on leisure activity, crime, and degree of dependence on parents.

dependence on/upon• Non-readers show a greater dependence on television for political information.• Thus, humans' heavy dependence on present sources of electric power has many undesirable aspects.• For its part, the royal government was fully conscious of its dependence upon the pomeshchiks.• We need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.• Physiological dependence on benzodiazepines can occur and is accompanied by a withdrawal syndrome.• The therapist regarded this behaviour as resulting from Janet's dependence on her and fear of losing her support.• Nature's services: societal dependence on natural ecosystems.• This dependence on the state was well appreciated by Reith.

de·pen·dence noun

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