depend
/dɪˈpend/
v.
一句话记住
依靠;依赖;取决于
释义与例句
v.
依靠;依赖
to need someone or something in order to live or succeed
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Children depend on their parents.
孩子依靠父母。
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Many old people depend on their savings after retirement.
许多老人退休后依靠积蓄生活。
展开其余 3 条例句
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The village depends on the river for its water.
这个村庄依靠这条河取水。
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You can depend on him to keep his word.
你可以相信他会信守承诺。
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The economy depends heavily on tourism.
经济严重依赖旅游业。
v.
取决于
to be decided by something else
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Success depends on hard work.
成功取决于努力。
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Whether we go out depends on the weather.
我们是否出门要看天气。
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The price depends on the size you choose.
价格取决于你选择的尺寸。
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Everything depends on how the talks go tomorrow.
一切取决于明天的会谈进展如何。
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Your final grade depends partly on class participation.
你的最终成绩部分取决于课堂参与。
词源与构词
de-(向下)+ pendere(悬挂),整个人挂在别人身上,就是“依靠”;结果挂在某个条件上,就是“取决于”。
de-
前缀 · down,向下
pend
词根 · to hang,悬挂
记忆钩子
de(向下)+ pend(挂):整个人挂在别人身上,就是依靠。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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independent 独立的;自主的She became financially independent at 22. 她二十二岁时经济上就独立了。
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pendant 吊坠;垂饰She wore a silver pendant around her neck. 她脖子上戴着一条银吊坠。
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pending 待定的;未决的The application is still pending. 申请仍在审批中。
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suspend 暂停;中止The match was suspended because of rain. 比赛因雨暂停。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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dependent 依赖的;受抚养者depend + -ent,构成形容词或名词
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dependence 依赖;依靠depend + -ence,动词变名词
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dependency 依赖;附属地depend + -ency,构成名词
同义词
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rely on 依靠;依赖rely on 侧重信任、指望对方可靠,常用于人;depend on 还可指生计依赖某物,或结果取决于某条件。We rely on the bus to get to work. 我们靠公交车上班。
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count on 指望;依靠count on 偏口语,指确信某人会帮忙、某事会发生;depend on 更中性,客观陈述依靠或取决关系。You can count on me for help. 你可以指望我帮忙。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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dependant 受抚养者dependant 与 dependent 同音,但英式英语里 dependant 只作名词,指受抚养的人;depend 是动词,指依靠、取决于,词性不同。He claims his son as a dependant. 他把儿子列为受抚养人。
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suspend 暂停;悬挂suspend 的 sus-(=sub-,在下)加 pend(挂),把东西挂在半空引申为暂停;depend 的 de- 是向下,整个人向下挂在别人身上才是依靠。The game was suspended after ten minutes. 比赛进行十分钟后暂停。
常见搭配
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depend on 依靠;取决于The result depends on the last match. 结果取决于最后一场比赛。
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depend heavily on 严重依赖The town depends heavily on agriculture. 这个镇严重依赖农业。
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it depends 视情况而定Will you come? It depends. 你会来吗?看情况。