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dependent
[英] [diˈpendənt] [美] [dɪˈpɛndənt] 生词本

adj.

n.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 依靠的;依赖的 To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive. 

  • The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction...

    当地经济过于依赖石油和天然气的开采。

  • Up to two million people there are dependent on food aid...

    那里有多达 200 万人口依靠食品援助。

  • Britain became increasingly dependent upon American technology...

    英国变得越来越依赖美国的技术了。

2. ADJ 取决（于…）的;有赖（于…）的 If one thing is dependent on another, the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. 

  • The results you get from weight training are largely dependent upon how you use those weights and what type of exercise programme you follow.

    举重训练的效果在很大程度上取决于如何使用那些举重器械以及遵照何种锻炼方案。

  • The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay.

    对不孕不育的治疗很大程度上视乎夫妇的经济能力。

3. See also: dependant;  
Noun

1. a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

Adjective

1. not independent;

  • "dependent children"

2. contingent on something else

3. of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence;

  • "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

4. being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;

  • "subject peoples"
  • "a dependent prince"

5. addicted to a drug

医学

  • 1.①依赖的，依赖性的；②下垂

数学

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  • 1.相依［的］

法律

  • 1.受抚养人

计算机

  • 1.【修】相关，从属(性)
  • 2.相关的
1. A report recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggested that smoking increased the risk of developing non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) by more than three times.
美国《流行病学杂志》最近发表的一份报告表明，吸烟使人们患非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病的危险增加了3倍多。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. All effects are dependent on their causes.
一切的结果都基于它们的原因。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. Although officially a dependent territory the island is effectively autonomous.
虽然正式说来这个岛是附属领土，但实际上是自治的。

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4. Everything that a computer does is dependent on the man who uses it.
计算机所做的一切都取决于使用计算机的人。

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5. He has a mother completely dependent on him.
他有一个完全靠他赡养的母亲。

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6. It is largely dependent on the weather.
这多半取决于天气情况。

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7. She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.
她没什么谋生手段，只能依靠救济。

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8. The charity is totally dependent on the Church's bounty.
慈善业完全依靠全体基督徒的慷慨赠予。

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9. The company is dependent on government financial help.
这家公司依靠政府的财政援助。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. The country is dependent on foreign aid.
这个国家靠外援生存。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. The country was given military help by its neighbours and it swallowed the bait without realizing how dependent it would become on its neighbours in the future.
这个国家接受了邻近一些国家的军事援助，未意识到将来它对邻国的依赖性，因而上了圈套。

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12. They are almost totally dependent on Western know-how.
他们几乎完全依赖西方技术。

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13. They are dependent upon importation from foreign countries for cotton and grain.
他们的粮、棉依赖从国外进口。

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