interdependent

Definitions

inter- (between, mutually) + dependent = hanging from each other. Not one-way reliance but a two-way web — ecosystems, economies, and teammates each support and rely on the others at once.

Common Collocations

• 1.interdependent economies相互依存的经济体
• 2.mutually interdependent彼此依赖的
• 3.interdependent system相互依存的系统
• 4.closely interdependent紧密相依

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The world's economies are increasingly interdependent.

• 2.

  Organs in the body are interdependent and work together.

• 3.

  Team members are interdependent, so one delay slows everyone.