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[英] [diˈpend] [美] [dɪˈpɛnd] 生词本

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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. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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. 

  • 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。

  • He depended on his writing for his income...

    他靠写作赚取收入。

  • Nora grew accustomed to depending on her husband...

    诺拉变得习惯于依赖丈夫。

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. 

  • '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. 

  • '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。”

  • 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. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

Verb

1. be contingent upon (something that is ellided);

  • "That depends"

2. have faith or confidence in;

  • "you can count on me to help you any time"
  • "Look to your friends for support"
  • "You can bet on that!"
  • "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

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  • 1.随而定，取决于
1. 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。

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2. All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

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3. Can I depend on it that this won't take place again?
我能相信这事不再发生吗？

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4. Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
小孩依赖父母供给衣食。

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5. Depend on it, our team will certainly win.
没问题，我们队肯定会取胜。

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6. He can depend on his wife for sympathy.
他相信妻子会同情他。

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7. I depend on you to do it.
这件事我就指望你了。

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8. I hope I can depend on you not to back out at the last moment.
我希望能信赖你不至于最后关头撒手不做。

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9. I'll be there, depend on it!
你放心，我一定去！

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10. In my opinion, we must depend on intensive cultivation to feed ourselves.
我看我们就是要靠精耕细作吃饭。

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11. Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them.
狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。

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12. 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。

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13. Once a very rich man, he is now down and out and must depend upon his friends for help.
他曾是一个很富的人，现在完全潦倒了，必须靠朋友周济。

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14. The future of the company will depend crucially on how consumers respond.
这家公司的未来主要取决于消费者的反应。

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15. This is an authentic news report.We can depend on it.
这是篇可靠的新闻报道，我们相信它。

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16. We can depend on him for help.
我们可以指望他帮忙。

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17. 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。

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18. You can depend on him to make a sound choice.
你可以依靠他作出正确的选择。

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19. 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。

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20. You can depend on what he says.
他说话有准头。

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