dependency

Word family  noun dependant dependence ≠ independence dependency adjective dependable dependent ≠ independent verb depend adverb dependably independently

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de·pen·den·cy /dɪˈpendənsi/ noun (plural dependencies)  1  [uncountable]NEEDDEPEND ON/RELY ON dependence 依赖，依靠；瘾 drug dependency 药物依赖2  [countable]PG a country that is controlled by another country 附属国，属地 → colony Britain’s Caribbean dependencies 英国的加勒比海属地

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dependency• Psychology rarely explores these theoretical difficulties and dependencies.• The system incorporates many assumptions about family relationships and dependency.• Finally, what looks like a determination to be patriotically self-reliant is simultaneously the opposite: the formalisation of complete dependency.• She also overcame drug dependencies stemming from painkillers taken for her illnesses.• He must already have begun to be aware that his dependency on alcohol was weakening his creative drive.• Oral dependency has to be replaced by what the child can do for himself, on his own initiative.• It would make possible the provision of vastly improved public services, while reducing dependency upon them.• She suggested that dependency on cigarettes should be seen as another form of drug addiction.

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dependency

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de‧pen‧dence /dɪˈpendəns/ (also dependency) noun [uncountable]1. when you depend on the help and support of someone or something else in order to exist or be successful
   OPP  independence
    dependence on/upon
    our dependence on oil as a source of energy
    the financial dependency of some women on men
2. drug/alcohol dependence when someone is addicted to drugs or alcohol
3. technical when one thing is strongly affected by another thing
    dependence of
    the mutual dependence of profit and growth

II

de‧pen‧den‧cy /dɪˈpendənsi/ noun (plural dependencies)1. [uncountable] dependence:
    drug dependency
2. [countable] a country that is controlled by another country ⇨ colony:
    Britain’s Caribbean dependencies

de·pend·encyBrE /dɪˈpendənsi/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈpendənsi/ 🔊 noun (

plural

de·pend·encies) [uncountable] ~ (on/upon sb/sth) the state of relying on sb/sth for sth, especially when this is not normal or necessary （尤指不正常或不必要的）依靠，依赖◆financial dependency财政上的依赖◆Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state. 他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。🔊🔊◆the dependency culture (= a way of life in which people depend too much on money from the government) 依赖文化（过分依赖政府资助）  ➡  compare codependency [countable] a country, an area, etc. that is controlled by another country 附属国；附属地 = dependence (2)