1. | ~ (on/upon sb/sth) (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 |
his dependence on his parents 他对父母的依赖 | |
Our relationship was based on mutual dependence. 我们的关系建立在相互依存的基础上。 | |
the dependence of Europe on imported foods 欧洲对进口食品的依赖 | |
financial/economic dependence 财政╱经济依赖 |
2. | 瘾the state of being addicted to sth(= unable to stop taking or using it) |
drug/alcohol dependence 毒瘾;酒瘾 |
3. | ~ of A and B 相关(性);相依(性)the fact of one thing being affected by another |
the close dependence of soil and landforms 土壤和地貌的密切相关 |