dependence
n[U]
~ on/upon sb/sth
1 trust in sb/sth; reliance on sb/sth 信赖; 信任
my complete dependence on her skill and experience 我对她的技巧和经验的完全信赖.
2
(a) state of having to be supported by others 依赖
Find a job and end your dependence on your parents. 找个工作, 别再依赖你父母了.
(b) state of being affected by or needing sb/sth 依靠; 指望
the dependence of the crops on the weather 收成靠天
medical treatment for drug/alcohol dependence 戒除毒瘾[酒瘾]的治疗.
Where are you staying in Guangzhou? I hear that the hotels there are very expensive.
在广州你打算住在哪儿?我听说那里的旅馆收费很高。
Use the lab and prepare some plant food for young tomatoes.
用实验室为西红柿幼苗准备一些养分。
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.