Depend
[ d?'p?nd ]
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vi. 依靠;依賴;信賴;決定于;
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pend, pens 懸掛,稱重, 引申為權衡,考慮,以及”花費”(即”稱銀子)#詞根助記：de向下+pend=懸掛在……之上=相信,依靠
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Drift rates will depend upon both the strain level and the temperature.
漂移速率既依賴于應力的大小，又依賴于溫度。
Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.
健康依靠的是良好的食物,新鮮的空氣和充足的睡眠。
The price depends on the quality.
價格取決于品質。
I can depend on (upon) your being punctual.
我可以相信你會遵守時間的。
Elected officials depend on publicity for survival.
當選的官員們依靠宣傳而生存。
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【串】各路神仙attend(參加),大量時間spend(花費),很多糧食expend(消耗),吃飽后先suspend(暫停),結束日期depend(視情況而定)
【記】※ de-拼音“德”,pen-鋼筆,d-拼音“得”:德國的鋼筆值得依賴
※ de-拼音“德”,pen-鋼筆,d-拼音“大”:德國人依賴鋼筆賣了大筆錢
※ de-前綴“向下、完全、除去”,pend-詞根“懸掛”:懸掛在某物的下面,有所依靠了
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-pend-表示“懸掛”
常見變體有-pens-
?? 牛津釋義
depend
v
1 (idm 習語) that de`pends; it (all) de`pends (used alone, or at the beginning of a sentence 單獨使用, 或用於句首) the result will be decided by sth mentioned or implied 那得看情況
`Can I come?' `That depends
there might not be room in the car.' ｀我能來嗎?＇｀那要看情況, 汽車里可能沒有空座了.＇
It depends how you tackle the problem. 那取決於你如何解決這個問題.
2 (phr v) depend on/upon sb/sth
(a) be sure, or confidently expect, that sth will happen 確信; 堅信; 信賴
I'm depending on you coming. 我肯定你會來的.
You can never depend on his arriving on time. 決不可指望他能準時到達.
(ironic 反語) You can depend on her to be (ie She always is) late. 可以擔保她必定遲到.
Depend on it (ie You can be sure)
we won't give up. 可以打包票, 我們決不會放棄.
(b) (be able to) believe that sb/sth will be reliable （能）相信某人[某事物]可靠
You can't depend on the train arriving on time. 千萬不要認為這列火車能正點到達.
She's a woman who can be depended on. 她是個可以信賴的人. depend on sb/sth (for sth) (usu not in the continuous tenses 通常不用於進行時態)
(a) need sb/sth for a particular purpose （因某目的）需要某人[某事物]
I haven't got a car, so I have to depend on the buses. 我沒有汽車, 所以我得乘公共汽車.
We depend on the radio for news. 我們靠收音機聽新聞.
(b) get money or other help from sb/sth 從某人[某事物]處得到錢或其他幫助
This area depends on the mining industry. 這個地區以采礦業為經濟基礎.
Children depend on their parents for food and clothing. 兒童靠父母供給衣食. depend on sth be decided by sth; follow from sth 視某事物而定; 取決於某事物
A lot will depend on how she responds to the challenge. 在很大程度上將取決於她對這一難題的反應.
How much is produced depends on how hard we work. 產量的大小在於我們努力的程度.
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得(de)盆(pen)豆(d)子 依靠地
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*[di'pend]vi. 靠, 視...而定, 信賴相關詞組: depend upon it
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She's off today.
她今天休假。
How much would you like to remit?
您想匯多少錢？
Yes. You have to practise a lot.
是的，你得大量的練習。