reliance

英 [rɪˈlaɪəns]

美 [rɪˈlaɪəns]

n.  依赖; 依靠; 信任

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BNC.6173 / COCA.6942

牛津词典

noun

• 依赖；依靠；信任
  the state of needing sb/sth in order to survive, be successful, etc.; the fact of being able to rely on sb/sth
  1. Heavy reliance on one client is risky when you are building up a business.
     创业时过分依赖某一个客户是有风险的。
  2. Such learning methods encourage too great a reliance upon the teacher.
     这样的学习方法会造成对老师的过分依赖。
  3. The study programme concentrates more on group work and places less reliance on (= depends less on) lectures.
     这个学习计划较注重小组活动而不倚重讲座。
  4. I wouldn't place too much reliance on (= trust) these figures.
     我不会太相信这些数字的。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 依赖；依靠
  A person's or thing'sreliance onsomething is the fact that they need it and often cannot live or work without it.
  1. ...the country's increasing reliance on foreign aid.
     这个国家日益依赖外国援助

英英释义

noun

• certainty based on past experience
  1. he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
  2. he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
  Synonym:trust
• the state of relying on something

双语例句

• Increased reliance on automobiles means more pollution, more traffic, more use of fossil fuels.
  日益增加的对汽车的依赖就意味着更多污染、交通阻塞和更多化石燃料的使用。
• The current crisis could be an opportunity to reduce the economy's excessive reliance on exports.
  此句子的意思是当前的危机也许是减少经济过分依赖对外出口的一个机遇。
• And some banks need to reduce further their reliance on short-term borrowing.
  一些银行需要进一步减少它们对短期借贷的依赖性。
• But eurozone membership and the reliance on dollars for commodity trades limit the process.
  但欧元区成员国身份，以及大宗商品交易依赖美元的事实，限制了这一进程。
• Institutions and habits of thought changed, while capital controls and cold war rivalries reinforced reliance on foreign aid.
  随着资本管控和冷战对抗增强了对外国援助的依赖，我们的制度和思维习惯发生了改变。
• The reliance of appliance has enhanced the resemblance of the financial romance with the ambulance.
  对器械的信赖促进了财政传奇和救护车的相似。
• Analysts said China's decision is partly in response to concerns about reliance on overseas technology.
  分析人士认为，中方的这一决定在某种程度上是对那些对过分依赖海外技术的担忧所做出的回应。
• Reliance on sponsorship can have a malign effect on theatre groups.
  对赞助的依赖会给剧团带来不良的影响。
• As this reliance on electric energy continues to grow, all the resources that generate electricity are being examined.
  因为依赖于电能的趋势持续增长，于是对所有能用于发电的资源正在进行考察。
• No reliance is to be placed on his word.
  他的话不可靠。