independent
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If one thing or person is independent of another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second. 无关联的; 相互独立的
Your questions should be independent of each other. 你们的问题应该是相互间毫无关联的。
We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group. 我们将从大学独立出去,成立我们自己的集团。
2. independentlyADV 独立地
...several people working independently in different areas of the world. …在世界不同地区独立工作的几个人。
3. ADJ If someone is independent, they do not need help or money from anyone else. 不依赖的
Phil was now much more independent of his parents. 菲尔现在不大依赖他的父母了。
4. independentlyADV 不依赖地
...helping disabled students to live and study as independently as possible. …帮助残疾学生尽可能不依赖地生活和学习。
5. ADJ Independent countries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government. (国家) 独立的
Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975. 巴布亚新几内亚1975年脱离澳大利亚而独立。
6. ADJ An independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else. 独立的; 不受他人左右的[ADJ n]
...an independent television station. …一家独立的电视台。
7. ADJ An independent inquiry or opinion is one that involves people who are not connected with a particular situation, and should therefore be fair. 客观公正的; 不偏不倚的[ADJ n]
There were calls in Congress for an independent inquiry. 国会中有对一次独立调查的呼吁。
8. ADJ An independent politician is one who does not represent any political party. 无党派的
There's been a late surge of support for an independent candidate. 对一位独立候选人的支持最近有骤然的增多。
9. N-COUNT An independent is an independent politician. 无党派人士
Mr. Vassiliou, standing as an independent, succeeded in convincing a significant number of voters of his argument. 瓦西里欧先生以无党派人士身份成功地说服了大量选民支持他的观点。
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independent /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/ (independents)
剑桥词典
- An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict .
- It's hard to obtain truly independent financial advice .
- Hundreds of small independent shops will be forced to close by the opening of this superstore .
- We make use of available research facilities and license technology from independent sources .
- The industry has not commented on the results of an independent study into the safety of mobile phones .
- The province is nominally independent.
- A bloody civil war followed the proclamation of an independent state .
- The international community has refused to recognize the newly independent nation state .
- The creation of independent states has led to a resurgence of nationalism .
- After India became independent, she chose to be a member of the Commonwealth .
- She's fiercely independent.
- She attaches great value to being financially independent.
- She wanted to be independent and beholden to no one.
- She's very mature and independent for her age .
- I wish you'd be a bit more independent.
independent adjective (NOT INFLUENCED)
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people , events , or things独立的
an independent enquiry /organization 独立调查/机构
They all made the same comment , quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so). 他们都不约而同作出了相同的评论。
An independent politician does not agree or vote with any particular political party .
(从政者)无党派的
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independent adjective (NOT RULED)
An independent country is not governed or ruled by another country .(国家)独立的
Belize became fully independent from Britain in 1981. 伯利兹于1981年脱离英国完全独立。
Tibet, once an independent country , is now ruled by China . 西藏曾经是一个独立国家,现在却是中国的一部分。
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independent adjective (NOT HELPED)
not taking help or money from other people自立的,独立的
Grandma's very independent and does all her own shopping and cooking . 祖母非常独立,购物做饭全是自己干。
I've always been financially independent. 在经济上我一直自食其力。
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independent adjective (GRAMMAR)
language specializedAn independent grammatical clause forms part of a sentence but can also form a separate sentence .
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