depend

/dɪˈpend/📚 1483 126 4四级六级考研中考高考

If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. ^{根据…而定}

The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato. ^{烹饪时间长短取决于土豆的大小。}

depend 出现在下面的课文中: Lesson 137&138 A pleasant dream depend 动词: 依靠(on); Lesson 16 The modern city; Lesson 47 The great escape; Episode 12 You're Tops ACT II

单词造句:

复合词dependent/dɪˈpendənt/adj. 依靠的；从属的；取决于 … 的

易混淆spend/spend/vt. 花费；度过，消磨（时光）；用尽；浪费

复合词dependant/dɪˈpendənt/n. 受扶养者，依赖他人生活的人

近义词rely/rɪˈlaɪ/vi. 信赖；依靠

词组	含义	例句
depend on	依赖于：需要某人或某物的支持、帮助等。	He was the sort of person you could depend on. ^{他这个人你是可以信赖的。}
	取决于：由某种因素决定或决策。	Wage rates depend on levels of productivity. ^{工资水平取决于生产量的多寡。}
	信任、依靠：对某人或某物有信心。	He was the sort of person you could depend on. ^{他这个人你是可以信赖的。}