reliance
US: /ɹiˈɫaɪəns/, /ɹɪˈɫaɪəns/
UK: /ɹɪlˈaɪəns/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
reliance /ri'laiəns/- danh từ
- sự tin cậy, sự tín nhiệm
- to place reliance in (on, uopn) someoen: tín nhiệm ai
- to put little reliance in somebody: không tin ở ai lắm
- nơi nương tựa
- sự tin cậy, sự tín nhiệm
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U, sing.] ~ (on / upon sb/sth) the state of needing sb/sth in order to survive, be successful, etc.; the fact of being able to rely on sb/sth
Synonym: DEPENDENCE
Heavy reliance on one client is not without risk when building up a business. + Such learning methods encourage too great a reliance upon the teacher. + The study programme concentrates more on group work and places less reliance on (= depends less on) lectures. + I wouldn't place too much reliance on (= trust) these figures. + an increasing reliance on overseas aid
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
confidence, trust, faith, dependence:
You may be placing too much reliance on the smoke alarm.
Collocation
ADJ.
complete, total | considerable, great, heavy, strong
Too heavy a reliance on a particular market may be dangerous for the company.
| excessive, undue | misplaced | continued, continuing | growing, increasing | increased | reduced | self
QUANT.
degree
a high degree of reliance on newspaper reports
VERB + RELIANCE
place
I don't think you should place too much reliance on these figures.
| act in
(law)
| increase | reduce | eliminate
the means by which individuals might reduce or eliminate reliance on the state
| encourage
They believe that modern farming techniques encourage an excessive reliance on harmful chemicals.
| lead to
PREP.
in ~ on/upon
(law) He acted in complete reliance on the account of a couple of eyewitnesses.
| ~ on/upon
the increased reliance of the university on private funds
Concise dictionary
reliancesrɪ'laɪənsnoun
+certainty based on past experience
+the state of relying on something
