Variables are always assigned by value, which means that when one variable is set equal to another variable, they are then independent of each other.

变量始终是由值指定的，这意味着设置一个变量等于另一个变量后，它们就相互独立。

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Phil was now much more independent of his parents.

菲尔现在不大依赖他的父母了。

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Students should aim to become more independent of their teachers.

学生应该努力逐渐减少对老师的依赖。

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Independent of those things, the findings still showed that optimists had less of a chance of dying during the eight-year period.

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Well they definitely have to be independent of the government and that was the idea in the U.S.

好吧，他们当然需要,独立自主地面对政府,这就是美国的观点。

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To me, it's, it's difficult to tell independent of what they're doing.

对我来说，很难单独地说出他们所做的一切。

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There are some retailers that do a great job of creating loyalty independent of rewards programs.

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Other reforms should include making labs independent of law enforcement and a requirement for blind testing.

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