reliant
adj
~ on sb/sth [pred 作表语]
having reliance on sb/sth; dependent on sb/sth 对某人[某事物]有信心; 信任或依赖某人[某事物]
He's heavily reliant on bank loans. 他离不开银行贷款. Cf 参看 self-reliant.
and slipping through we no longer take omens from their flight on this side and that; and even the most superstitious villagers no longer take off their hats to the magpie and wish it good-morning.