英汉词典

1. （为了成功或存活的）依靠，依赖
    Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.

dependence是什么意思

    e.g. ...the city's traditional dependence on tourism...
           该市传统上对旅游业的依赖
    e.g. Do you look forward to old age, or do you dread frailty, loss of memory and dependence on others?
           你是期望变老，还是害怕自己年迈体衰、记忆减退，而且还要依赖他人？

2. (对毒品或酒精的)依赖，瘾，癖
    If you talk about drug dependence or alcohol dependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic.

    e.g. French doctors tend to regard drug dependence as a form of deep-rooted psychological disorder.
           法国医生倾向于把毒瘾看作是一种根深蒂固的心理障碍。

3. （受其影响或决定的）依赖（关系）
    You talk about the dependence of one thing on another when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.

    e.g. ...the dependence of circulation on production.
           流通对生产的依赖