de‧pen‧dent 1 W3 / dɪpendənt / 形容词

1 needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, be healthy etc 反义词 independent

dependent on/upon

Norway’s economy is heavily dependent on natural resources.

Jan’s mother was dependent on her for physical care.

Do you have any dependent children (= who you are still supporting financially ) ?

2 addicted to drugs, alcohol etc

dependent on/upon

the needs of people dependent on drugs

a danger of becoming alcohol dependent

3 be dependent on/upon something to be directly affected or decided by something else :

Your pay is dependent on how much you produce.