单词 | depend |
释义 | 🔑 de·pendBrE /dɪˈpend/ NAmE /dɪˈpend/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they dependBrE /dɪˈpend/ NAmE /dɪˈpend/ present simple - he / she / it dependsBrE /dɪˈpendz/ NAmE /dɪˈpendz/ past simple dependedBrE /dɪˈpendɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈpendɪd/ past participle dependedBrE /dɪˈpendɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈpendɪd/ -ing form dependingBrE /dɪˈpendɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈpendɪŋ/ ● deˈpending on 🔑 according to 视乎;决定于◆ Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500 , depending on experience . 起薪为 26 000 至 30 500 英镑不等,依个人经验而定。◆ He either resigned or was sacked , depending on who you talk to . 他或是辞职了,或是被辞退了,这要看你跟谁讲了。● that deˈpends 🔑 ● it (all ) deˈpends 🔑 used to say that you are not certain about sth because other things have to be considered 那得看情况◆ 'Is he coming ?' 'That depends . He may not have the time .' “他来吗?” “那要看情况。他不一定有时间。”◆ I don't know if we can help —it all depends . 我不知道我们能不能帮上忙,一切都得看情况而定。◆ I might not go . It depends how tired I am . 我不一定去。这要看我累不累。◆ 'Your job sounds fun .' 'It depends what you mean by 'fun' .' “你的工作听起来很有乐趣。” “这就要看你说的 '乐趣' 是什么意思了。”◆ I shouldn't be too late . But it depends if the traffic's bad . 我应该不会太迟。不过这取决于交通是否拥挤了。 ● deˈpend on /upon sb /sth 🔑 to rely on sb /sth and be able to trust them 依靠;信赖◆ He was the sort of person you could depend on . 他这个人你是可以信赖的。◆ depend on /upon sb /sth to do sth He knew he could depend upon her to deal with the situation . 他知道可以依靠她来应付这种局面。trustdepend on sb/sth ⬥ rely on sb/sth ⬥ count on sb/sth ⬥ believe in sbThese words all mean to believe that sb/sth will do what you hope or expect of them or that what they tell you is correct or true.以上各词均含相信、信任、信赖之义。trust to believe that sb is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that sth is true or correct指相信、信任、信赖:◆You can trust me not to tell anyone.你可以相信我不会跟任何人讲。◆Don't trust what you read in the newspapers!别相信你在报纸上读到的!depend on/upon sb/sth (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, to do the right thing, or to be true or correct(常与 can/cannot/could/could not 连用)指相信、信赖、指望:◆He was the sort of person you could depend on.他是你可以信赖的人。◆Can you depend on her version of what happened?你相信她对所发生事情的描述吗?rely on/upon sb/sth (used especially with can/cannot/could/could not and should/should not) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, or to be honest, correct or good enough(尤与 can/cannot/could/could not 和 should/should not 连用)指信任、信赖:◆Can I rely on you to keep this secret?我能相信你会保守这个秘密吗?◆You can't rely on any figures you get from them.你不能相信从他们那儿得到的任何数据。trust, depend or rely on/upon sb/sth?用 trust、depend 还是 rely on/upon sb/sth?You can trust a person but not a thing or system. You can trust sb's judgement or advice, but not their support. You can depend on sb's support, but not their judgement or advice. Rely on/upon sb/sth is used especially with you can/could or you should to give advice or a promise. * trust 的宾语可以是人,但不能是物或制度;trust 后还可接 sb's judgement 或 advice,但不能接 sb's support;depend on 后可跟 sb's support,但不能跟 sb's judgement 或 advice;rely on/upon sb/sth 尤与 you can/could 或 you should 连用,以给予建议或承诺:◆I don't really rely on his judgement.◆You can't really rely on his judgement.你不能真的相信他的判断。count on sb/sth (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to be sure that sb will do what you need them to do, or that sth will happen as you want it to happen(常与 can/cannot/could/could not 连用)指可信赖、依靠、指望(某人做某事)、确信(某事会发生):◆I'm counting on you to help me.我就靠你帮我啦。◆We can't count on the good weather lasting.我们不能指望这样好的天气会持久。believe in sb to feel that you can trust sb and/or that they will be successful指信赖、信任、相信某人会成功:◆They need a leader they can believe in.他们需要一个可以信赖的领导。Patternsto trust/depend on/rely on/count on sb/sth to do sthto trust/believe in sb/sthto trust/rely on sb's advice/judgementto depend on/rely on/count on sb's supportto completely trust/depend on/rely on/believe in sb/sth🔑 to be sure or expect that sth will happen 确信;相信;指望SYN count on sb/sth◆ Depend upon it (= you can be sure )we won't give up . 请相信,我们决不会放弃。◆ depend on /upon sb /sth doing sth Can we depend on you coming in on Sunday ? 我们能指望你星期天来参加吗?◆ (formal ) You can depend on his coming in on Sunday . 你放心,他星期天一定来参加。depend on /upon sb /sth to do sth ◆ (ironic ) You can depend on her to be (= she always is )late . 她保准迟到。● deˈpend on /upon sb /sth (for sth )🔑 (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) to need money , help , etc . from sb /sth else for a particular purpose 需要,依靠(提供资金、帮助等)◆ The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival . 这个社区靠航运业维持生活。◆ I don't want to depend too much on my parents . 我不想过度依靠父母。● deˈpend on /upon sth 🔑 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to be affected or decided by sth 受…的影响;由…决定;取决于◆ Does the quality of teaching depend on class size ? 教学质量取决于每个班的人数吗?◆ It would depend on the circumstances . 这要视情况而定。◆ depend on /upon how , what , etc .… Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up . 我们是否需要更多的食物,这要视到场人数而定。depend onIn informal English, it is quite common to say depend rather than depend on before words like what, how or whether.在非正式英语中,在 what、how 或 whether 等词前常用 depend 而非 depend on:◆It depends what you mean by 'hostile'.那得看你所说的 hostile 的含义。 In formal written English, depend should always be followed by on or upon.在正式的书面英语中,depend 后总是跟 on 或 upon:◆It depends on how you define the term 'hostile'.那得看你怎么定义 hostile 这个词。Upon is more formal and less frequent than on. * upon 较正式,不如 on 常用。 |
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