depend的读音是:英[dɪ'pend]。depend的词语用法是v.(动词)depend的基本意思是“吊”“悬”“挂”,作“依赖于”“依靠”解时主要指某种要出现的情况、未知的事实及待作出的决定等有关的事物的不确定性。引申可指信心十足或对某人充分相信。depend【近义词】count on。
一、详尽释义点此查看depend的详细内容
二、英英释义
"That depends"
"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"
三、词典解释
1.取决(于);有赖(于)
If you say that one thingdepends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
e.g. 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。
e.g. What happened later woulddepend 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。
2.依靠;依赖
If youdepend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally.
e.g. 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。
e.g. He depended on his writing for his income...
他靠写作赚取收入。
3.指望;信赖
If you candepend on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them.
e.g. 'You candepend on me,' Cross assured him.
“你可以信赖我,”克罗斯向他保证。
4.视情形而定;看情况
You usedepend in expressions such asit depends to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors.
e.g. 'But how long can you stay in the house?' – 'I don't know. Itdepends.'...
“但你能在这所房子里呆多久呢?”——“我不知道,这要看情况。”
e.g. 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.取决于;根据;由…决定
You usedepending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
四、例句
Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
小孩依赖他们的父母供给衣食。
He is a man whom you can depend on.
他是个你可以信赖的人。
The country depends heavily on its tourist trade.
这个国家的经济在很大程度上依靠其旅游业。
I have no one but you to depend on.
除了你,我没有可依靠的人。
Everything depends on whether you pass the examination.
一手取决于你能否通过考试。
五、常见句型
六、经典引文
From one hand depended a meagre trail of botanical specimens.
出自:R. Lehmann七、常见错误
误 The developed affair is depended on internal elements.
正 The developed affair depends on internal elements.
析 depend作“取决于”“由…决定”解时不能用于被动结构或进行体。
depend的相关近义词
count on、reckon on、rely on、be dependent on、hinge on、rest on
depend的相关临近词
dependable、departure、depending、depend on、depend up、dependenee、dependancy、dependance、dependably、depend upon、dependovirus、dependablity