dependence
noun[SorU]
(alsodependance)uk/dɪˈpen.dəns/us/dɪˈpen.dəns/(alsodependency)C2
thesituationin which you need something or someone all thetime,especiallyinordertocontinueexistingoroperating:
依赖,依靠Thecompanyneedstoreduceitsdependenceonjust oneparticularproduct.该公司需要减少只对一种特定产品的依赖。
Drug dependenceledto her earlydeath.药物依赖导致她过早死亡。
She hasdevelopedadeepdependenceonhim(= sheneedshimemotionally).她对他产生了深深的依赖。
- The region'scompletedependence ontourismisratherworrying.
- All herlifeshe had achildlikedependence on thepeoplearound her.
- Gradually her dependence onalcoholbecameobviousto everyone.
- Afterlivingalonefor solong, shefoundthe baby's dependence on herquitedifficulttocopewith.
- He had tolearnthat dependence onothersis not asignofweakness.
Addiction
- -aholic
- -oholic
- addicted
- addiction
- addictiveness
- alcoholic
- be a slave tosomethingidiom
- cure
- delirium tremens
- detoxification centre
- drunk
- functional
- habit-forming
- kick
- kick the habitidiom
- mat
- over-dependence
- over-dependent
- pledge
- the DTs
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Essential or necessary