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

• There has been a clear shift from reliance on exports towards domestic demand.
  目前已经出现了一种明显的转变，从依赖出口转向依赖国内需求。
• This book provides its readers with natural and simple techniques that educate and guide each person toward self reliance.
  此书给读者提供了天然和简易技术，教育和指导每个人朝向自我依靠。
• Reducing our reliance on oil and gas will help fight climate change and reinforce our security.
  降低我们对油气的依赖，将有助于抗击气候变化，并加强我们的安全。
• 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。
• In the absence of actual data no reliance can be placed on such figures.
  在缺乏实际资料的情况下，这样的数据不可靠。
• 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。
• Immature and illiquid domestic capital markets damp domestic investment and increase reliance on foreign financing.
  不成熟而且缺乏流动性的国内资本市场抑制着国内投资，增强了对国外资金的依赖。
• 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。
• Raise persistently clients'satisfaction, trust and reliance on ZF products and services.
  不断提高用户对ZF产品及服务的满意度、信赖度和依靠度。
• 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。