hinge
/hɪndʒ/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
铰链,合页;取决于,依…而定
释义与例句
n.
铰链,合页
a piece of metal that fastens a door or lid to its frame and allows it to open and shut
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The door creaks because the hinge needs oil.
门嘎吱作响,因为铰链需要上油。
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He replaced the rusty hinges on the garden gate.
他换掉了花园门上生锈的铰链。
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The lid is attached to the box by a brass hinge.
盖子通过一个铜铰链连接在盒子上。
v.
取决于,依…而定
to depend on something completely
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The outcome of the election hinges on the economy.
选举结果取决于经济形势。
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The whole plan hinges on getting his approval.
整个计划取决于能否得到他的批准。
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Our success hinges on the support of local residents.
我们的成功取决于当地居民的支持。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
hinge 作名词指门的铰链;作动词时常见搭配 hinge on 表示取决于,主语常是结果、计划、成功等抽象事物。
词族与关联词
同义词
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depend 取决于,依靠hinge on 与 depend on 都表示取决于,但 hinge on 更正式,强调一件事完全以另一事为转移,后面多接抽象名词。Whether we go depends on the weather. 我们去不去取决于天气。
常见搭配
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door hinge 门铰链The door hinge is loose and needs tightening. 门铰链松了,需要拧紧。
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hinge on 取决于The future of the project hinges on the funding decision. 该项目的未来取决于资金决策。
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loose hinge 松动的铰链A loose hinge caused the gate to swing shut. 松动的铰链让大门自己关上了。