depends

英 [dɪˈpendz] 美 [dɪˈpendz]

v.  取决(于);有赖(于); 依靠;依赖; 指望;信赖
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柯林斯词典

  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.
    1. 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。
    2. What happened later would depend 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。
    3. How much it costs depends upon how much you buy.
      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.
    1. 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。
    2. He depended on his writing for his income...
      他靠写作赚取收入。
    3. Nora grew accustomed to depending on her husband...
      诺拉变得习惯于依赖丈夫。
    4. Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance.
      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.
    1. 'You can depend on me,' Cross assured him.
      “你可以信赖我,”克罗斯向他保证。
  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.
    1. 'But how long can you stay in the house?' – 'I don't know. It depends.'...
      “但你能在这所房子里呆多久呢?”——“我不知道,这要看情况。”
    2. 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. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。

双语例句

  1. The US economy depends on Middle Eastern oil.
    美国经济依赖于中东地区的石油。
  2. Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
    她丈夫失业了,全家人靠救济金过日子。
  3. It all depends on the weather clearing up.
    这完全取决于天气是否会放晴。
  4. This obviously depends on the weather in the coming months
    这显然取决于未来几个月的天气。
  5. The cut-off point depends on age and length of employment
    录用标准取决于年龄和工作年限。
  6. 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。
  7. Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance.
    只有计算出自己可能的平均结余,才能选择合适的账户。
  8. His future as prime minister depends on the outcome of the elections
    他能否继续坐在首相的位子上取决于选举的结果。
  9. It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika
    这要看你下多重的辣椒粉了。
  10. The price depends on the intricacy of the work.
    价格取决于做工的复杂精细度。
  11. Britain's future as a leading industrial nation depends on investment.
    作为一个主要工业国英国的未来要倚赖投资。
  12. The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.
    段落的长短取决于它所传达的信息量。
  13. It depends how you look at it.
    这要看你怎么看待它。
  14. The quality of our life depends on keeping well
    我们的生活质量取决于健康状况。
  15. The success depends on good rapport between interviewer and interviewee
    成功取决于采访者与被采访者之间的良好沟通。
  16. This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people
    这个政府按照远离民众的少数人的意愿行事。
  17. The cut of a diamond depends on the skill of its craftsman.
    钻石切割靠的是工匠的技艺。
  18. The way children talk about or express their feelings depends on their age and stage of development
    儿童谈论或表达自己感情的方式取决于他们的年龄和所处的发育阶段。
  19. The personal allowance depends on your age and marital status.
    个人免税额的多少取决于年龄和婚姻状况。
  20. Its oscillation depends on the strength of the gravitational field
    它的振动幅度取决于引力场的强度。
  21. Your baby depends on you to look after yourself properly while you are pregnant
    你怀孕的时候,你的孩子指望着你好好照顾自己。
  22. Good health depends upon good food, exercise, and getting enough sleep.
    健康依赖于良好的食物、运动和充足的睡眠。
  23. The price depends on the quality.
    价格取决于质量。
  24. One's appreciation of literature depends on one's level of aesthetic knowledge.
    一个人对文学作品的欣赏能力,取决于他的艺术修养。
  25. Whether we will go there tomorrow depends on the weather.
    我们明天是否去那里取决于天气。
  26. The success or failure of the matter depends on your own effort.
    事情的成败在你自己的努力。
  27. The development of the food industry depends on that of agriculture.
    食品工业的发展有赖于农业的发展。
  28. I may go there, but that depends.
    我可能去,但那要看情况而定。
  29. That depends on how you tackle the problem.
    这要看你如何处理那个问题。
  30. Success in study mainly depends on one's own efforts.
    学习主要靠自己努力。