depend

英 [dɪˈpend] 美 [dɪˈpend]

v.  取决(于);有赖(于); 依靠;依赖; 指望;信赖

第三人称单数:depends现在分词:depending过去式:depended过去分词:depended

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.987 / COCA.1475



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 取决(于);有赖(于)
    If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
    1. The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato...
      所需的烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。
    2. What happened later would depend on his talk with De Solina...
      日后之事将有赖于他与德索利纳的谈话结果。
    3. How much it costs depends upon how much you buy.
      价钱取决于你买多买少。
  2. VERB 依靠;依赖
    If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally.
    1. They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him...
      他们或许讨厌他的营生,但他们要想活下来必须依靠他。
    2. He depended on his writing for his income...
      他靠写作赚取收入。
    3. Nora grew accustomed to depending on her husband...
      诺拉变得习惯于依赖丈夫。
    4. Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance.
      只有计算出自己可能的平均结余,才能选择合适的账户。
  3. VERB 指望;信赖
    If you can depend on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them.
    1. 'You can depend on me,' Cross assured him.
      “你可以信赖我,”克罗斯向他保证。
  4. VERB 视情形而定;看情况
    You use depend in expressions such as it depends to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors.
    1. 'But how long can you stay in the house?' – 'I don't know. It depends.'...
      “但你能在这所房子里呆多久呢?”——“我不知道,这要看情况。”
    2. It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it?
      “这全视乎你对朋克摇滚乐的定义,不是吗?”
  5. PREP-PHRASE 取决于;根据;由…决定
    You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
    1. I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family...
      根据家庭的不同,我往往会给出不同的答案。
    2. People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them.
      该国其他地区的人们庆祝独立的时间甚至更晚,这要取决于有关国会决定的消息何时传到了他们那里。

双语例句

  1. The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand
    国民生产总值的增长率将取决于总需求的增长率。
  2. Officials of the CIA depend heavily on electronic mail to communicate with each other
    中情局官员之间的联系在很大程度上依赖电子邮件。
  3. The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato
    所需的烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。
  4. What happened later would depend on his talk with De Solina
    日后之事将有赖于他与德索利纳的谈话结果。
  5. How much it costs depends upon how much you buy.
    价钱取决于你买多买少。
  6. They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him
    他们或许讨厌他的营生,但他们要想活下来必须依靠他。
  7. He depended on his writing for his income
    他靠写作赚取收入。
  8. Nora grew accustomed to depending on her husband
    诺拉变得习惯于依赖丈夫。
  9. Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance.
    只有计算出自己可能的平均结余,才能选择合适的账户。
  10. 'You can depend on me,' Cross assured him.
    “你可以信赖我,”克罗斯向他保证。
  11. 'But how long can you stay in the house?' – 'I don't know. It depends.'
    “但你能在这所房子里呆多久呢?”——“我不知道,这要看情况。”
  12. It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it?
    “这全视乎你对朋克摇滚乐的定义,不是吗?”
  13. I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family
    根据家庭的不同,我往往会给出不同的答案。
  14. People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them.
    该国其他地区的人们庆祝独立的时间甚至更晚,这要取决于有关国会决定的消息何时传到了他们那里。
  15. Success doesn't only depend on what you do. What you don't do is equally important.
    成功不仅仅在于你做了什么,你没有做什么也同样重要。
  16. These charities depend on the compassionate feelings and generosity of the general public
    这些慈善团体依赖于公众的怜悯之心和慷慨解囊。
  17. Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations
    这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。
  18. They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.
    他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。
  19. It would depend how far down the line the relationship was.
    这得视这一关系到底发展到了什么程度而定。
  20. Many farmers have to depend on subsidies to make a living wage.
    许多农民的基本生活工资要靠补贴来维持。
  21. The levels of blood glucose depend in part on what you eat and when you eat
    血糖水平在某种程度上取决于饮食内容和时间。
  22. The risk and severity of sunburn depend on the body's natural skin colour
    晒伤的风险和严重程度取决于人体的自然肤色。
  23. We depend solely upon our voluntary helpers.
    我们完全依靠我们的志愿者。
  24. Many adults still depend on their children to work the video.
    很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。
  25. A large majority of elderly Americans depend solely on social security income.
    大多数上了年纪的美国人仰仗社会保险金过活。
  26. We depend on the newspapers for information about what is happening.
    我们依凭报纸获悉所发生的事情。
  27. Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
    小孩依赖父母供给衣食。
  28. You can depend on what he says.
    他说话有准头。
  29. You can depend on him to rise to the occasion, if need be.
    如果需要的话,你可依靠他来应付这个局面。
  30. Needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support.
    穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。

同义词辨析

  rely depend trust【导航词义:依赖,信任】

  rely v. 信赖,依赖

〔辨析〕指认为可以依靠某人或某物做某事,常后接介词 on/upon。

〔例证〕
Most working women rely on parents to help look after their children.
大多数职业女性都依靠父母来帮助照顾孩子。
Many students now rely on the Internet for information.
很多学生现在靠因特网获取信息。

  depend v. 依赖,信赖

〔辨析〕指必须借助某人或某物的支持、帮助,也指对某人或某物有信心,常后接介词 on/upon。

〔例证〕
That country depends heavily on oil imports.
那个国家严重依赖石油进口。
Many pupils in that school depend entirely on donations from the public.
那所学校中的很多小学生完全依赖公众捐助就学。
She was depending on her husband to tell her everything.
她指望丈夫告诉她所有的情况。
Don't depend on him - he never keeps his promises.
别相信他——他从不信守诺言。

  trust v. 信任,相信

〔辨析〕指认为某人诚实或不会做坏事,也指确信某事物不会出问题。

〔例证〕
Why don't you trust him?
你为什么不信任他?
She was a good teacher and her students trusted her completely.
她是一位好老师,她的学生完全信任她。
You can't trust the plane to take off on time.
你不能指望飞机会准点起飞。

短语用例

depend on/upon sb/sth

  1. 依靠;信赖
    to rely on sb/sth and be able to trust them

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