| 单词 | reliant |
| 释义 | reliant (once / 3590 pages) adj To be reliant is to depend on someone or something. When you're reliant on a person, you need that person. There are a lot ways people and things can be reliant. Kids are reliant on their parents for food and shelter. We're all reliant on the police to keep us safe, but the police are reliant on the government for funding. Being reliant is about being dependent. If you can do without something, you're not reliant on it. When you feel like you don't need other people, you can say you're self-reliant. WORD FAMILYreliant: reliantly, self-reliant+/reliable: reliability, reliableness, reliably, unreliable/reliance: reliances, self-reliance/rely: reliable, reliance, reliant, relied, relies, relying/unreliability: unreliabilities/unreliable: unreliability, unreliableness, unreliably USAGE EXAMPLESLong reliant on a strong running game, Seattle struggled in 2016, failing to rush for at least 100 yards 10 times. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ryan struggled to adapt to Shanahan’s system, reliant on zone running and bootlegs, and threw 16 interceptions in the worst season of his career. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) But these efforts are the exception within the many industries reliant on lithium-ion batteries. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) adj relying on another for support Syn dependent relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed |
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