rely upon
phrasal verbrely on/upon somebody/something
- to need or depend on somebody/something
依赖；依靠 - The charity relies solely on donations from the public.
这家慈善机构完全依赖公众捐款。 - They had to rely entirely on volunteer workers.
他们必须完全依靠志愿者。 - The charity relies heavily on public support and donations.
该慈善机构很大程度上依赖公众的支持和捐赠。 - rely on/upon somebody/something for something As babies, we rely entirely on others for food.
在婴儿时期，我们完全依赖别人喂食。 - rely on/upon somebody/something to do something These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work.
现在，我们在很大程度上依赖电脑来安排我们的工作。 - rely on/upon somebody/something doing something The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low.
这一产业靠的是原料便宜，不涨价。
Extra Examples- Most historians simply rely on archives.
大多数历史学家完全依赖于档案。 - They relied entirely on these few weapons for their defence.
他们完全依靠这几件武器进行防御。 - countries that rely heavily on food aid
严重依赖食物援助的国家 - people who are forced to rely on public transport/transportation
被迫使用公共交通的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- a lot
- strongly
- …
- be forced to
- have to
- must
- …
- for
- The charity relies solely on donations from the public.
- to trust or have faith in somebody/something
信任；信赖 - You should rely on your own judgement.
你应该相信你自己的判断。 - He's a great athlete who must learn to rely more on his natural instincts.
他是一位伟大的运动员，必须学会更多地依靠自己的本能。 - We have to rely on the only available evidence.
我们必须依赖唯一可用的证据。 - rely on/upon somebody/something to do something You can rely on me to keep your secret.
你可以相信我一定会为你保守秘密。 - He can't be relied on to tell the truth.
不能指望他说真话。 - rely on/upon somebody/something for something I couldn't rely on John for information.
我不相信约翰提供的信息。
Extra Examples- Who can you rely on these days?
如今你可以相信谁呢？ - You can always rely on Holly to say the wrong thing.
霍莉总是说错话，这一点儿不假。 - You can safely rely on his judgement.
你大可相信他的判断。 - You can safely rely on the report's conclusions.
你大可相信该报告的结论。 - The party could no longer rely on its traditional supporters.
该政党已不能再依靠其传统的支持者了。 - I generally rely on instinct when I cook, rather than using a recipe.
我做饭时通常依靠直觉，而不是使用食谱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- simply
- generally
- …
- can
- for
- You should rely on your own judgement.