hinge upon

1. So success or failure in life does not hinge on mere opportunities, but upon one's frame of mind.
   原来如意或不如意，并不是决定于人生的际遇，而是取决于思想的瞬间。
2. My acceptance will hinge upon the terms.
   我接受与否将依条件而定。
3. Ladies and gentlemen, when I am here to say that in the coming new age, human survival and development hinge upon a harmony between people and nature, may I take it for granted that you will all readily agree with me?
   女士们，先生们，在此我要说，未来的新时代，人类的生存和发展在于人与自然的和谐，我能否想当然地认为你们都同意我的观点呢？
4. The spirit of a university is the core of values that the students hinge upon.
   大学精神是引导学生的核心价值理念。
5. This paper discusses the selection of calculation model, the position of plastic hinge appearance, the impact of different loading patterns and the effect of new and old concrete design specification upon Push-over analysis results in the reinforced concrete frame structure Push-over analysis and advances some benefit suggestions.
   对钢筋混凝土框架结构Push-over分析中计算模型的选择、塑性铰出现的位置、不同加载模式的影响以及新旧混凝土设计规范对Push-over分析结果的影响等进行了探讨，提出了一些有益的建议。

verb

1. be contingent on
   1. The outcomes rides on the results of the election
   2. Your grade will depends on your homework

   Synonym:    depend ondevolve ondepend uponrideturn onhinge on