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. 取决(于);有赖(于)
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The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato. [VERB + on/upon]
所需的烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。
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What happened later would depend on his talk with De Solina. [VERB on/upon noun]
日后之事将有赖于他与德索利纳的谈话结果。
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How much it costs depends upon how much you buy. [VERB + on/upon]
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. 依靠;依赖
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They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him. [V on/upon n/-ing]
他们或许讨厌他的营生，但他们要想活下来必须依靠他。
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He depended on his writing for his income. [VERB + on/upon]
他靠写作赚取收入。
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Nora grew accustomed to depending on her husband. [V on/upon n/-ing]
诺拉变得习惯于依赖丈夫。
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Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance. [VERB + on/upon]
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. 指望;信赖
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. 视情形而定;看情况
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'But how long can you stay in the house?' – 'I don't know. It depends.'. [VERB]
“但你能在这所房子里呆多久呢？”—“我不知道，这要看情况。”
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It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it? [VERB + on]
“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. 取决于;根据;由…决定
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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。
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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。
Word PartnershipWord Link
| Word Partnership | Use depend with: |
| N. | depend on circumstances, depend on the weather, outcome will depend, survival may/will depend 1 |
| ADV. | depend largely 1 |
| PREP. | depend on someone/something 1 2 3 |
| Word Link | pend ≈ hanging : append, depend, pendant |
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