n.
- 复数： dependencies
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附属国;附属地;托管地 A dependency is a country which is controlled by another country.
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...the tiny British dependency of Montserrat in the eastern Caribbean.
位于加勒比海东部巴掌大的英国附属领地蒙特塞拉特
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（尤指过分或不利的）依靠，依赖 You talk about someone's dependency when they have a deep emotional, physical, or financial need for a particular person or thing, especially one that you consider excessive or undesirable.
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We worried about his dependency on his mother...
我们担心他可能对母亲太过依赖。
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Ukraine is handicapped by its near-total dependency on Russian oil.
乌克兰受制于对俄罗斯石油近乎完全的依赖。
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(对酒精、毒品等的)依赖，瘾，癖 If you talk about alcohol dependency or chemical dependency, you are referring to a situation where someone is an alcoholic or is addicted to drugs.
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In 1985, he began to show signs of alcohol and drug dependency...
在1985年，他开始表现出酗酒嗜毒的迹象。
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In 1979 she quit her teaching job because her dependency had affected her work.
她于1979 年辞去了教书一职，因为她的瘾症已经影响到了工作。
- Noun
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1. lack of independence or self-sufficiency
- synonym： dependence，dependance
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2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
- synonym： addiction，dependence，habituation
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3. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
- synonym： colony
医学
- 1.依赖性：在爱护、感情、母爱、安慰、安全感、食物、温暖、庇护、保护等方面依赖别人的一种状态，即所谓依赖性需要
心理学
<名>
- 1.依赖性
计算机
- 1.相依，相关
- 2.相关性
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- 1.依存［关系］
- 1. Britain was a Roman dependency for a long period.
- 英国有很长一段时间是罗马的属地。
来自《简明英汉词典》
