depended

英 [dɪˈpendɪd]

美 [dɪˈpendɪd]

v.  取决(于);有赖(于); 依靠;依赖; 指望;信赖
depend的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 取决(于);有赖(于)
  If you say that one thingdepends onanother, 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。
• VERB 依靠;依赖
  If youdepend onsomeone 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。
• VERB 指望;信赖
  If you candepend ona 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。
• VERB 视情形而定;看情况
  You usedependin expressions such asit dependsto 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？”
• PREP-PHRASE 取决于;根据;由…决定
  You usedepending onwhen 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

• The Roman Empire depended largely on auxiliaries for its defense.
  罗马帝国在防务上很大程度依靠雇佣军。
• A friend is reliable and can be depended on to do his work.
  一个忠诚的朋友非常可靠可以依靠他完成工作。
• The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally. With this money, they would eat well and dress well for a while, making a pretence of affluence.
  一家人全靠他在外面讹个钱，诈个财，吃点好的，穿点好的，装门面。
• I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
  我始终依赖于陌生人的善良。
• I depended on his companionship and on his judgment
  我信赖他的友情，也相信他的判断。
• After all, the rise of the rest had depended on a global system of rules.
  毕竟，其它地区的崛起依赖的是一个全球规则体系。
• For our research we depended mainly on talking to individuals, asking them questions rather than using written questionnaires.
  我们的研究主要依靠和个人谈话，问他们问题而不是用写问卷。
• This system depended on two institutions, the papacy and the empire.
  这个系统依赖于两个机构，教宗和帝国。
• He depended on his writing for his income
  他靠写作赚取收入。
• Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone.
  勇不可恃，可恃者唯将令与军纪。