depend

[di'pend]

vi.依赖, 依靠, 取决于

vi.

1. 相信; 信赖[(+on/upon)]

I knew he wasn't to be depended upon.

我知道他不可信赖。

2. 依靠, 依赖[(+on/upon)]

Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.

健康依靠的是良好的食物, 新鲜的空气和充足的睡眠。

3. 依……而定; 取决于[W][(+on/upon)]

It depends on the weather.

这取决于天气。

The price depends on the quality.

价格取决于品质。

4. 悬而未决

词形变化

动词过去式: depended | 动词过去分词: depended | 动词现在分词: depending | 动词第三人称单数: depends |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.依靠; 相信, 信赖

rely  trust  confide  

同义参见:

count  hinge  

英英释义

动词 depend:

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

have faith or confidence in

同义词：count, bet, look, calculate, reckon

短语词组

depend on/upon

1. 依靠; 信赖

You can depend on him.

你可以信赖他。

it/that all depends

1. 要看情况而定

We may go there, but it all depends.

我们可能去, 但要看情况而定。

补充

dependdepend英:[diˈpend] 美:[dɪˈpɛnd]vi.1.依靠, 依赖2.信赖, 相信3.决定于, 视…而定It all depends.I have certain doubts about it.这很难说, 得看情况。

例句

1. How long can you stay?–It depends.你能待多久？——看情况吧。 2. The cooking time depends on the size of the potatoes.烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。 3. The price depends on the quality.价格取决于质量。 4. It all depends on your definition of art.这完全取决于你对艺术的定义。 5. It all depends on you.这完全取决于你。 6. I use different approaches, depending on the client.我会根据客户采用不同的方法。 7. The price varies, depending on whether you book by telephone or over the Internet.根据你是通过电话还是网络预定, 价格会不一样。 8. You may depend on the accuracy of the report.你可以信赖报告的准确性。 9. You can depend of him to be there.你可以相信他一定会在那儿。 10. Children depend on their parents.孩子们依靠父母亲。 11. The farmers here depend heavily on the weather forecast.这里的农民全靠天气预报。 12. The party depends on whether or not we can collect enough money.这次聚会取决于我们能否收集到足够的钱。 13. Her success here depends upon effort and ability.她在这里的成功靠努力和能力。 14. I may go to America or I may not,it all depends.我也许去美国，也许不去，要视情况而定。 15. The chandelier depends from the ceiling of the ballroom.枝形吊灯悬挂在舞厅天花板上。 16. Icicles depended from the eaves.屋檐上挂着冰柱。 17. differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors.收入差异是由许多因素决定的。 18. the kind of person you could depend on.你可以信赖的那种人。 19. a town which had depended heavily upon the wool industry.经济上曾严重依赖羊毛产业的城市。 20. his tongue depended from open jaws.他的舌头从张开的嘴里垂下来。 21. makes 8–10 burgers (depending on size).做八到十个汉堡包（依大小而定）。 22. [with clause]the article sneered or just condescended, depending on how you read it.这篇文章不是在嘲笑就是在摆架子，就看你如何解读了。 23. How many people use each screen? It all depends.每个屏幕有多少人使用？这要看情况。 24. ‘Can you lend me some money?’ ‘That depends. How much do you want?’“你可不可以借点钱给我？”“那要看情况，你想要多少？” 25. I don't know whether I'll see him. It depends what time he gets here.我不知道会不会见到他。那要看他什么时间到达这里。 26. If you ever need any help, you know you can depend on me.如果你需要任何帮助，你知道我是信得过的。 27. You can't depend on the trains. They're always late.那些火车经常误点，很不可靠。 28. I was depending on getting the money today.我指望今天拿得到钱。 29. Our organization depends on donations from the public.我们的机构依靠公众的捐助。 30. His whole future depends on these exams.他的前途完全取决于这些考试。 31. “Are you going to the party?” “I might. It depends.” [=I do not know yet; there may be something that prevents me from being able to go or from wanting to go]“你打算去参加聚会吗？”“也许，看情况吧。” 32. “Do you think you'll go back to college?” “It all depends. I will if I can afford it.”“你认为你还会回去读大学吗？”“一切都得看情况而定。如果我负担得起，我会的。” 33. "“Which team do you think will win?” “That depends. If all of our players are healthy, I think we'll win.”"“你认为哪个队会赢？”“这得看情况，如果我们的队员都没有伤病，我认为我们会赢。” 34. "(very informal) “How long does it take to get to the airport?” “depends. If you're going during rush hour it'll take at least an hour. If not, you can probably be there in 20 minutes.”"“到机场要用多长时间？”“看情况。如果你在高峰时间去，至少需要一个小时；如果不是，很可能20分钟就到了。” 35. We're not sure if we'll have the picnic. It depends on the weather. [=if the weather is good we will have the picnic]我们不能确定是否会去野餐。这取决于天气。 36. “Will you go back to college?” “I don't know. It depends on whether or not I can afford it.”“你还会回去读大学吗？”“我不知道。这取决于我能否负担得起。” 37. The stamp's value depends on how rare it is.邮票的价值取决于其稀少的程度。 38. "depending upon your child's weight and height, she or he may have to sit in the back seat of the car."从您孩子的体重和身高看，她/他可能得坐在汽车的后座。 39. "It's not clear how many people were at the rally. Reports vary between 10,000 and 20,000, depending on who's counting. [=some people report that there were 10,000 people at the rally, others report that there were 20,000]"不清楚有多少人参加了集会。不同的报道人说法不一，有1万到2万不等。 40. “Are you happy?” “It depends what you mean by ‘happy.’”“你幸福吗？”“这得看你对‘幸福’怎么定义。” 41. He no longer depends on [=relies on] his parents for money.他不再依靠父母的资助了。 42. They depend heavily/largely/solely/entirely on her income to pay the bills. [=without her income they would not be able to pay their bills]他们在很大程度上/仅仅/完全依靠她的收入来支付账单。 43. She's someone you can always depend on. [=count on]她是你永远可以信赖的人。 44. She will be remembered as a woman upon whom people could depend.她是一个可以信赖的女人，将被人们铭记。 45. The manufacturer promises quality you can depend on.生产商承诺其质量可以信赖。 46. You could always depend on him to disagree. [=you could always be sure that he would disagree]你大可放心，他永远都持反对意见。 47. I can always depend on it to rain on days when I forget my umbrella.我敢肯定，要是哪天我忘记带伞，那天准保下雨。