| 词汇 | depend-on-upon |
| 释义 | depend on/upon someone/somethingphrasal verb with dependverb[ I ]uk /dɪˈpend/ us /dɪˈpend/ (TRUST)B2 to trust someone or something and know that that person or thing will help you or do what you want or expect him, her, or it to do: 信任…，相信… You can always depend on Michael in a crisis.危机时刻你总是可以相信迈克尔。 [ + to infinitive ]I'm depending on you to keep your promise.我相信你会信守诺言的。 humorousYou can depend on Jana to be late (= she is always late).简娜总是迟到。 [ + -ing verb ]You can't always depend on flights arriving on time.不要以为飞机总能准时到达。 In her last difficult years, she depended completely on her husband to look after her. Surely a friend should be someone you can depend on in difficult times? She was a fiercely independent lady who refused to depend on anyone. I can't employ him in the shop if I can't depend on him to act responsibly. You can depend on Jack - he's the most reliable man I know. Trusting and not trusting (you can) depend on/upon itidiom accept/take something on faithidiom bank bank on someone/something believe believe in something distrustful distrustful of someone/something distrustfully have faith!idiom I wouldn't trust someone as far as I could throw themidiom mistrustfully non-confidence not trust someone an/one inchidiom put/place your faith in something/someoneidiom reliance turn to someone/something untrusting untrustworthiness untrustworthy (SUPPORT)B2 to need something, or need the help and support of someone or something, in order to live or continue as before: 需要；依赖，依靠 Charities depend on people supporting their activities.慈善机构依靠民众支持他们的活动。 depend heavily onThe country depends heavily on foreign aid.该国严重依赖外援。 depend on/upon someone/something for somethingElaine depends upon Bob completely for her happiness.伊莱恩完全依靠鲍勃来求得自己的幸福。 Most of the local population depend on fishing for their income.当地人大多靠打鱼为生。 Many species of tree depend on the wind for pollination.许多树种依靠风来授粉。 A country's future prosperity depends, to an extent, upon the quality of education of its people.一个国家未来的繁荣昌盛在一定程度上取决于国民的教育质量。 A strong economy depends on a healthy manufacturing base.强大的经济依赖于健康的制造业基础。 In the past, navigation depended on a knowledge of the positions of the stars.过去，导航在很大程度上依靠对星星位置的认识。 Being based on or depending on something -based as the case may bephrase base something on something bases basis divine right entail footing found foundational ground rest with someone result from something ride ride on something/someone rooted spring from something strength understanding wake depend on/upon someone/something | American Dictionarydepend on/upon someone/somethingphrasal verb with dependverb[ I ]us/dɪˈpend/ (NEED SUPPORT)to need the support of someone or something: Children depend on their parents. The country depends heavily upon foreign aid. depend on/upon someone/somethingphrasal verb with dependverb[ I ]us/dɪˈpend/ (HAVE TRUST)to have confidence in someone or something; trust: You can always depend on Michael in a crisis. |
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