dependence

英 [dɪˈpendəns]

美 [dɪˈpendəns]

n. (生存或成功必需的)依靠，依赖，依存; 瘾; 相关(性); 依存(关系)

复数：dependences　

Collins.1 / BNC.4854 / COCA.5814

牛津词典

noun

（生存或成功必需的）依靠，依赖，依存
the state of needing the help and support of sb/sth in order to survive or be successful
1. his dependence on his parents
  他对父母的依赖
2. Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.
  我们的关系建立在相互依存的基础上。
3. the dependence of Europe on imported foods
  欧洲对进口食物的依赖
4. financial/economic dependence
  财政 / 经济依赖
瘾
the state of being addicted to sth (= unable to stop taking or using it)
1. drug/alcohol dependence
  毒瘾；酒瘾
相关（性）；依存（关系）
the fact of one thing being affected by another
1. the close dependence of soil and landforms
  土壤和地貌的密切相关

N-UNCOUNT （为了成功或存活的）依靠，依赖
Yourdependence onsomething or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
1. ...the city's traditional dependence on tourism...
  该市传统上对旅游业的依赖
2. Do you look forward to old age, or do you dread frailty, loss of memory and dependence on others?
  你是期望变老，还是害怕自己年迈体衰、记忆减退，而且还要依赖他人？
N-UNCOUNT (对毒品或酒精的)依赖，瘾，癖
If you talk about drugdependenceor alcoholdependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic.
1. French doctors tend to regard drug dependence as a form of deep-rooted psychological disorder.
  法国医生倾向于把毒瘾看作是一种根深蒂固的心理障碍。
N-UNCOUNT （受其影响或决定的）依赖（关系）
You talk about thedependenceof one thingonanother when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
1. ...the dependence of circulation on production.
  流通对生产的依赖

noun

the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
Synonym:dependancedependency
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Synonym:addictiondependancedependencyhabituation