| 词组 | independent |
| 释义 | independent /ˌɪndəˈpendənt◂, ˌɪndɪˈpendənt◂/ adjective 1. able to do things by yourself, without needing help or advice from other peopleadverbsvery independent He is a very independent child and gets himself ready for school every morning.fiercely independent (=very determined to be independent) She had worked hard all her life and was fiercely independent.financially/economically independent His inheritance from his father left him financially independent.nounsan independent life The aim is to enable disabled people to lead an independent life.prepositionsindependent of sb Almost every child eventually becomes independent of its parents.THESAURUS: independent self-reliant able to do or decide things by yourself: If a mother works, the child will learn to be more self-reliant. self-sufficient able to provide all the things you need without help from other people: People in these small communities had to be self-sufficient. | The government wanted to make the country self-sufficient in food.2. an independent country or organization is not controlled, owned, or paid for by another onenounsan independent state/country/nation Iceland was the first country to recognize Lithuania as an independent state.an independent company The government can order large firms to be split up into smaller independent companies.an independent school especially BrE (=one not owned or paid for by the government) He has chosen to send his children to an independent school.independent television/radio/broadcasting BrE (=television or radio companies that are not owned or paid for by the government) Independent radio stations who criticized the government had been shut down.an independent film (=one not made or produced by a large film production company) Awards are more valuable to independent films than to the big studio movies.the independent sector BrE (=private companies that provide education, health care etc) What can the independent sector learn from state schools?adverbsfully independent Bahrain became fully independent in 1971.newly independent A trade agreement was signed with the newly independent state of Ukraine in late December.politically independent It is important that our police service remains politically independent.verbsbecome independent (from France/the UK etc) Mozambique became independent from Portugal in 1975.prepositionsindependent of sth In some countries, central banks are completely independent of the government. |
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