adj. 依靠的；依賴的；取決於…的；有癮的
n. 受撫養人；受贍養者；依賴他人者；扈從，侍從
相關的； 隸屬； 依靠的； 依賴的 復數：dependents
（1）形容詞依靠的;依賴的
To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive
The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction...
當地經濟過於依賴石油和天然氣的開采。
Up to two million people there are dependent on food aid..
. 那裏有多達 200 萬人口依靠食品援助。
Britain became increasingly dependent upon American technology...
英國變得越來越依賴美國的技術了。
In his own way, he was dependent on her.
.. 他以自己的方式依賴著她。
Just 26 per cent of households are married couples with dependent children.
只有26%的家庭是有孩子要扶養的已婚夫婦。
（2）形容詞取決（於…）的;有賴（於…）的
If one thing is dependent on another, the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
The results you get from weight training are largely dependent upon how you use those weights and what type of exercise programme you follow.
舉重訓練的效果在很大程度上取決於如何使用那些舉重器械以及遵照何種鍛煉方案。
The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay.
對不孕不育的治療很大程度上視乎夫婦的經濟能力。
1. a woman with several dependent children
壹個女人帶著幾個未自立的孩子
2. The area is heavily dependent on tourism.
這個地區非常依賴旅遊業。
3. The charity is totally dependent on the Church's bounty.
慈善業完全依靠全體基督徒的慷慨贈予。
4. They are dependent upon importation from foreign countries for cotton and grain.
他們的糧、棉依賴從國外進口。
5. She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.
她沒什麽謀生手段，只能依靠救濟。