| 单词 | dependence |
| 释义 | dependence (dɪpendəns ) 1. uncountable noun Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive. ...the city's traditional dependence on tourism. [+ on] Synonyms: reliance, trust, hope, confidence 2. uncountable noun [usually noun NOUN] If you talk about drug dependence or alcohol dependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic. Synonyms: overreliance, need, addiction, reliance 3. uncountable noun You talk about the dependence of one thing on another when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. ...the dependence of circulation on production. Collocations: dependence on imports Families will be hard hit as dependence on imports of wheat and maize increases, they said. The Sun But at the same time it exposes the country to growing dependence on imports. The Sun The aim was to increase output of home-grown food and reduce dependence on imports. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dependence on imports would mean that a country would never be independent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Demand for iron and steel rose in line with the rise in military spending, further increasing dependence on imports. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But an economic dependence on the banking sector also increases instability. Times, Sunday Times Second, a higher concentration of trade union members, because of the economic dependence on the public sector. Times, Sunday Times The government hopes the event will focus world attention on the natural glories of the islands, triggering a revival in tourism that could reduce economic dependence on offshore finance. Times, Sunday Times His agricultural and industrial programs temporarily reduced the country's overwhelming economic dependence on the canal and the zone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In securing their economic dependence, members of the settlement also gave ample time to creative crafts, theater, and other intellectual pursuits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This makes them a confidante, and breeds an emotional dependence. The Sun He was a false tough guy lost in a permanent state of emotional dependence. Times, Sunday Times He rewards her financially and with his utter emotional dependence. Times, Sunday Times After years of emotional dependence on their partners, some exes can find it difficult to live alone once more and struggle to find a new partner. Times, Sunday Times The dispersion relations allow one to then calculate the energy dependence of the real part. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While assumption of this model are naive, it explains at least qualitatively typical measured energy dependence of neutron absorption cross section. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nonetheless, all these models share the characteristic of having a mixed energy dependence that leads to energy-dependent mixing angles, a feature absent in the conventional massive model. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For one thing, his own financial dependence on his brother made it impossible for him to support a family. Christianity Today He wrote about his efforts and plans to free himself from financial dependence on his father. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The latter undermines the separation of powers, as it creates a critical financial dependence of the judiciary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The latter undermines the principle of checks and balances, instrumental in the separation of powers, as this creates a critical financial dependence of the judiciary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Attempts to coordinate and rationalize the traditionally independent universities into a network that reflects the growing financial dependence of universities on government grants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The heavy dependence on obsolescent heavy industry and mining was a central problem, and no one offered workable solutions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of these factors contribute to its heavy dependence on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The causation goes in the opposite direction: conflicts and bad policies created the heavy dependence on exports of natural resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heavy dependence on petroleum revenue continues, but industry and agriculture now account for a larger share of economic activity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He exposed, issue after issue, the health hazards of cigarettes and attacked the mainstream press for suppressing such news, blaming the newspapers' heavy dependence on cigarette advertising. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But severing bonds of affection and trust founded upon seven years' worth of a unique mutual dependence can never be easy. Times, Sunday Times Modernity, with its transport links and the division of labour, creates mutual dependence. Times, Sunday Times The tale beautifully explores the conflicts they experience in retaining hard-won independence while negotiating the mutual dependence demanded by love. The Times Literary Supplement The property industry needs to realise now more than ever that the landlord/tenant contract must be seen as a proper partnership - one with a degree of mutual dependence. Times,Sunday Times It was to be a marriage of intense mutual dependence and uninterrupted loving kindness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While some use them in the hope of ending nicotine dependence altogether, others have no such intention. Times, Sunday Times A study found an additive commonly used in the devices reinforces nicotine dependence, making it harder to quit. The Sun This has been suggested to underlie the increased nicotine dependence and lower smoking cessation rates in darker pigmented individuals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many public health officials have become concerned that the increase in popularity of cigar smoking among adolescents, will create a greater vulnerability for nicotine dependence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Studies suggest this can cause the phenomenon of increased nicotine dependence and lower smoking cessation rate in darker pigmented individuals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Back in 1993, the imperatives of reducing oil dependence - for economic, environmental and geopolitical reasons - were much less obvious than they are now. Times, Sunday Times Transportation cycling, he said, addresses many issues at once: obesity, oil dependence, traffic congestion, global warming, lack of time for exercise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, cheaper oil caused gasoline to prevail, until the 1973 oil crisis resulted in gasoline shortages and awareness on the dangers of oil dependence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Oil dependence in particular has led to war, funding of radicals, monopolization, and socio-political instability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As you have found, it can also lead to a psychological dependence. The Sun In addition, feelings of euphoria and relaxation can lead some people to develop a psychological dependence on it. The Sun However, psychological dependence can develop and it has many potential side effects. Times, Sunday Times Psychological dependence begins after the first trial which a person then becomes satisfied and the satisfaction increases with each use. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A chemical addiction refers to a physical substance dependence where a behavioral addiction involves a psychological dependence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Crucially, the sale should also help to further reduce dependence on its traditional landline market by providing it with six or seven new blue-chip clients. Times, Sunday Times This was partly to fill an energy gap, partly to reduce dependence on oil and partly to reduce carbon emissions. Times, Sunday Times Cash so received could reduce dependence on state assistance. Times, Sunday Times The companies are keen to bring watch manufacturing in-house to reduce dependence on suppliers. Times, Sunday Times It should reduce dependence on student loans, introduced in 1998, when the grant system was last overhauled. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 依靠 Japanese: 依存 |
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