codependent
adjective uk/ˌkəʊ.dɪˈpen.dənt/ us/ˌkoʊ.dɪˈpen.dənt/
（与成瘾者）共同依存的，相互依赖的
involved in a relationship in which one person helps to cause another person's alcohol problem, drug addiction, etc. because they have a strong emotional need themselves
A lot of codependent people will put up with their friends or lovers doing drugs. 许多身处依赖关系中的人会容忍他们的朋友或爱人吸毒。
It is never easy to disengage from a codependent relationship. 从依赖关系中脱离出来绝非易事。
See: codependency
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- It's OK to be dependent on someone, so long as it's not codependent and dysfunctional.
- Like the codependent mate of the alcoholic, he seeks not what he needs in order to escape the abusive pattern, but what is already comfortable to him.
- She isn't some codependent masochist willing to accept abuse for love.