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dependency on sth
表示对某事物的依赖，常接抽象名词或具体资源。
The country's heavy dependency on oil exports makes it vulnerable to price fluctuations.
该国对石油出口的严重依赖使其容易受到价格波动的影响。
依赖；依靠
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依赖；依靠
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else; lack of independence
The country's heavy dependency on oil exports makes it vulnerable to price fluctuations.
该国对石油出口的严重依赖使其容易受到价格波动的影响。
依赖状态；不愿主动行动。
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
依赖或被他人或他物控制的状态
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
依附于他物的事物；附属物。
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else
对某种(尤其是酒精或麻醉药物)在心理或生理上形成习惯的事物异常耐受且依赖
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
The country's economic dependency on oil exports made it vulnerable to price fluctuations.
该国经济对石油出口的依赖使其容易受到价格波动的影响。
Her dependency on painkillers began after the accident and gradually became a serious problem.
事故后她对止痛药的依赖逐渐成为一个严重问题。
In software development, avoiding unnecessary dependencies between modules is a key design principle.
在软件开发中，避免模块间不必要的依赖是一个关键设计原则。
表示对某事物的依赖，常接抽象名词或具体资源。
The country's heavy dependency on oil exports makes it vulnerable to price fluctuations.
该国对石油出口的严重依赖使其容易受到价格波动的影响。
强调双向或相互依赖关系。
The study examines the dependency between economic growth and environmental degradation.
该研究考察了经济增长与环境退化之间的依赖关系。
固定名词短语，用于人口统计学。
A high dependency ratio puts pressure on the working-age population.
高抚养比给劳动年龄人口带来压力。
Not this
She is dependency on her family.
Use this
She is dependent on her family.
dependency是名词，不能作表语描述状态，应改为形容词dependent。
Not this
The country's dependency of foreign aid is significant.
Use this
The country's dependency on foreign aid is significant.
表示依赖的对象时，介词应该用on，而不是of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对…的依赖
His dependency on his parents lasted well into his thirties.
他对父母的依赖一直持续到三十多岁。
财务依赖
After losing her job, she was in a state of financial dependency.
失业后，她处于财务依赖的状态。
情感依赖
Emotional dependency can be just as harmful as physical dependency.
情感依赖可能与身体依赖一样有害。
药物依赖
The clinic specializes in treating drug dependency.
这家诊所专门治疗药物依赖。
抚养比
Japan has a high dependency ratio due to its aging population.
由于人口老龄化，日本的抚养比很高。
相互依赖
The two companies have a relationship of mutual dependency.
这两家公司存在相互依赖的关系。
Use dependency naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将'dependency'拆解为'depend'（依赖）+'ency'（状态），想象一个人依赖拐杖行走，记住这是依赖的状态。
该词属中性语域，广泛应用于心理学、经济学及日常交流中，表示依赖关系或成瘾状态。
表示依赖关系时通常不可数，表示具体依赖物时可数，常与介词on连用
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