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dependence

/dih-pen-duhns/US // dɪˈpɛn dəns //UK // (dɪˈpɛndəns) //

依赖性,依附性,依靠性,依赖关系

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
    • : reliance; confidence; trust: Her complete reliability earned her our dependence.
    • : an object of reliance or trust.
    • : the state of being conditional or contingent on something, as through a natural or logical sequence: the dependence of an effect upon a cause.
    • : the state of being psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug after a prolonged period of use.
    • : subordination or subjection: the dependence of Martinique upon France.

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Examples

  • Our unprecedented dependence on mail-in voting is precisely why it is important to take a serious look at the security of the process.

  • Interestingly, Erdogan has an ambition for Turkey to not only eradicate its dependence on energy imports but to become a net exporter of energy, too.

  • Marketers are once again grumbling about their dependence on Facebook and Google.

  • Women’s lifestyle magazines haven’t faced as many closures during coronavirus as other niche titles, but there’s still a heavy dependence on print revenues that’s unlikely to return, said independent media consultant Colin Morrison.

  • The aforementioned dependence on digital devices as a way to interact with other people seems reprehensible now that we don’t even have the in-person option.

  • The claim of reduced dependence on foreign oil suppliers is also suspect.

  • This kind of dependence on donors is a broader, older idea of “corruption” than bribery.

  • The most credible scientific data on wolverine behavior documents an absolute dependence on “persistent spring snow habitat.”

  • In her talk on Wednesday, Clinton also took credit for weaning several other countries off of their dependence on Iranian oil.

  • With coal plants on the way out, what you end up with is a power mix with an unprecedented dependence on one fuel.

  • Allcraft winced, as every syllable made known the speaker's actual strength—his own dependence and utter weakness.

  • Nor need they live under the same roof, the essential thing is the relation and dependence existing between them.

  • The question of dependence is one of fact; contributions by the deceased tend to establish this, but are not conclusive.

  • Confusedly, the young man in the library had made her feel for the first time what might be the sweetness of dependence.

  • To this day in Servia the popular forms of swearing express dependence and reliance upon the powers of nature.