dependent

英 [dɪˈpendənt]

美 [dɪˈpendənt]

adj.  依靠的; 依赖的; 有瘾的; 受…的影响; 取决于
n.  被扶养人：被赡养人：非独立生活的人; 依靠者; 从属物

复数：dependents　

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BNC.2356 / COCA.3201

牛津词典

adj.

• 依靠的；依赖的
  needing sb/sth in order to survive or be successful
  1. a woman with several dependent children
     一个女人带着几个未自立的孩子
  2. You can't be dependent on your parents all your life.
     你不可能一辈子靠父母生活。
  3. The festival is heavily dependent on sponsorship for its success.
     这次节日庆祝活动成功与否，在很大程度上就看赞助了。
• 有瘾的
  addicted to sth (= unable to stop taking or using it)
  1. to be dependent on drugs
     有毒瘾
• 受…的影响；取决于
  affected or decided by sth
  1. A child's development is dependent on many factors.
     孩子的成长受多种因素影响。
  2. The price is dependent on how many extras you choose.
     价格取决于你挑选额外收费项目的多少。

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 依靠的;依赖的
  To bedependent onsomething or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Britain became increasingly dependent upon American technology...
     英国变得越来越依赖美国的技术了。
  4. In his own way, he was dependent on her...
     他以自己的方式依赖着她。
  5. Just 26 per cent of households are married couples with dependent children.
     只有26%的家庭是有孩子要扶养的已婚夫妇。
• ADJ 取决（于…）的;有赖（于…）的
  If one thing isdependent onanother, the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:dependant

英英释义

noun

• a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
  Synonym:dependant

adj

• addicted to a drug
  Synonym:dependantdrug-addictedhookedstrung-out
• contingent on something else
  Synonym:dependantqualified
• relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
  1. dependent children
  2. dependent on moisture
• (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
  1. a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
  Synonym:subordinate
• being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
  1. subject peoples
  2. a dependent prince
  Synonym:subject
• held from above
  1. a pendant bunch of grapes
  Synonym:pendentpendant

双语例句

• Other values for the dependent row are not affected.
  相关行的其他值不受影响。
• Farming is no longer entirely dependent on the weather.
  种田不再完全靠天了。
• I think that it comes down to the fact that people do feel very dependent on their automobile
  我认为归根结底就是人们的确十分依赖汽车。
• I resent being dependent on her.
  我很讨厌自己对她的依赖。
• It is largely dependent on the weather.
  这多半取决于天气情况。
• The talks were dependent on a renunciation of terrorism.
  会谈以放弃恐怖主义为前提。
• You'll be dependent on network speed and availability.
  您将依赖于网络速度和可用性。
• All modern societies and countries are largely dependent on electric power.
  所有的现代社会和国家都在很大程度上依赖于电力。
• Discipline problems are by no means restricted to children in families dependent on benefits
  绝不只是依靠救济金生活的家庭的孩子才有纪律问题。
• Women are more likely than men to be carers of elderly dependent relatives.
  和男人相比，女人更有可能照看无法独立生活的年老亲戚。