
Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): reliability, reliance, rely, reliable, unreliable, reliant, reliably
Xem thêm: trust
reliance noun
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
n.
he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun