dependence

1. N-UNCOUNT Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive. 依靠

...the city's traditional dependence on tourism. …這個(gè)城市對(duì)旅遊業(yè)的傳統(tǒng)依賴(lài)。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you talk about drug dependence or alcohol dependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic. (毒、酒) 癮

French doctors tend to regard drug dependence as a form of deep-rooted psychological disorder. 法國(guó)毉生傾曏於將毒癮看作是一種根深蒂固的心理疾病。

3. N-UNCOUNT You talk about the dependence of one thing on another when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. 依賴(lài)

...the dependence of politicians on rich donors to fund their increasingly expensive campaigns. …政客們爲(wèi)資助他們?nèi)找姘嘿F的競(jìng)選活動(dòng)而對(duì)富有的捐贈(zèng)人的依賴(lài)。