dependence

noun

OPAL W

/dɪˈpendəns/

[uncountable]

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the state of needing the help and support of somebody/something in order to survive or be successful
- Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.
- financial/economic dependence
- dependence on/upon somebody/something his dependence on his parents
- the dependence of Europe on imported foods
opposite independence
Extra Examples
- The government wants to reduce industry's dependence on coal.
- a heavy dependence on imported materials
- her economic dependence on her husband
- his total dependence on his family
- Their relationship is based on a strong mutual dependence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- heavy
- absolute
- …
verb + dependence
- have
- increase
- reduce
- …
preposition
- dependence on
- dependence upon
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(also dependency)
the state of being addicted to something (= unable to stop taking or using it)
- drug/alcohol dependence
- dependence on alcohol
Topics Illnessc1, Social issuesc1
Wordfinder
- abuse
- addict
- deal
- dependence
- detoxification
- drug
- hallucinate
- overdose
- rehab
- withdrawal
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- alcohol
- drug
- nicotine
- …
preposition
- dependence on
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dependence of A and B (specialist) the fact of one thing being affected by another
- the close dependence of soil and landforms

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘hanging down or something that hangs down’): from Old French dependance, from the verb dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’.

单词	dependence
释义	dependence noun OPAL W /dɪˈpendəns/ /dɪˈpendəns/ [uncountable] jump to other results the state of needing the help and support of somebody/something in order to survive or be successful Our relationship was based on mutual dependence. financial/economic dependence dependence on/upon somebody/something his dependence on his parents the dependence of Europe on imported foods opposite independence Extra Examples The government wants to reduce industry's dependence on coal. a heavy dependence on imported materials her economic dependence on her husband his total dependence on his family Their relationship is based on a strong mutual dependence. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great heavy absolute … verb + dependence have increase reduce … preposition dependence on dependence upon See full entry (also dependency) the state of being addicted to something (= unable to stop taking or using it) drug/alcohol dependence dependence on alcohol Topics Illnessc1, Social issuesc1 Wordfinder abuse addict deal dependence detoxification drug hallucinate overdose rehab withdrawal Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective alcohol drug nicotine … preposition dependence on See full entry dependence of A and B (specialist) the fact of one thing being affected by another the close dependence of soil and landforms Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘hanging down or something that hangs down’): from Old French dependance, from the verb dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’.
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