| 单词 | depend |
| 释义 | depend (dɪpend ) Word forms: depends , depending , depended 1. verb B1+ If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato. [VERB + on/upon] What happened later would depend on his talk with De Solina. [VERB on/upon noun] How much it costs depends upon how much you buy. [VERB + on/upon] 2. verb B2 If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally. They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him. [V on/upon n/-ing] He depended on his writing for his income. [VERB + on/upon] They had grown to depend on each other. [V on/upon n/-ing] Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance. [VERB + on/upon] 3. verb B2 If you can depend on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them. 'You can depend on me,' Cross assured him. [VERB + on/upon] 4. verb B1+ You use depend in expressions such as it depends to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors. 'But how long can you stay in the house?'—'I don't know. It depends.' [VERB] It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it? [VERB + on] 5. depending on sth phrase B2 You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned. I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family. People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them. Collocations: depend entirely on Which you decide to go for, however, will depend entirely on the reasons why you are looking for a new credit card. Times, Sunday Times How anyone reacts to this programme will depend entirely on their attitude to the public-school system. Times, Sunday Times These are difficult questions that will depend entirely on the facts and circumstances of each case. Christianity Today Which one the buyers go for will depend entirely on which front-end styling they prefer. The Sun How much your scheme has lost will depend entirely on what shareholdings you have. Times, Sunday Times Rather, the country's chances of meeting its carbon emissions goals depend heavily on technological innovation funded by a rapid return to prosperity. Times, Sunday Times People who depend heavily on fuel — such as hauliers and other business bosses, driving instructors and even air ambulance trusts — are deeply worried. The Sun Many charities now depend heavily on government for their funds, and yet are immune to freedom-of-information requests. Times, Sunday Times If, like me, you depend heavily on interest rates, you have no means of knowing what they will be. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, during a recession union members depend heavily on the ability of their union to defend pay and working conditions. Times, Sunday Times He will get a mixed reception, but this will depend largely on him. The Sun The risk of prosecution will depend largely on the individual circumstances. Times, Sunday Times Profit growth will depend largely on reducing costs by removing duplication that was created by the marger. Times, Sunday Times Whether we can save ourselves from extinction will depend largely on what got us here in the first place: human ingenuity. Times, Sunday Times Fees depend largely on the transactional profile of the business, with the number of credit card transactions having a big influence on bank fees. ST The choice of pruning techniques for shrubs — thinning, reducing, coppicing or raising their crowns— will depend mainly on the plant's nature and habit. Times, Sunday Times The differences depend mainly on how long we have had to wreak our environmental havoc. The Times Literary Supplement Wages depend mainly on tips but some can be €200 (170) a week. Times, Sunday Times What happens from now on will depend mainly on what happens to the fundamentals driving spending, not mainly on the growth of household debt. Times, Sunday Times The kind of expat you become will depend mainly on the company you choose to keep. Times, Sunday Times That was an indivisible disease, that was one whose severity did not depend on the extent of the exposure to asbestos. Times, Sunday Times Much will depend on the extent to which the banks can be persuaded to lend over the next two to three years. Times, Sunday Times The company's ability to cushion profits from higher corn prices will depend on the extent to which it can pass on higher raw material costs to customers. Times, Sunday Times In reality, their mutual progress will depend on the extent of their co-operation. Times, Sunday Times Her survival will depend on the extent to which she can embrace this corrupt fantasy. The Times Literary Supplement They are full of activities, indoors and out, so you don't depend on the weather. The Sun Outbreaks of flu appear to depend on the weather. Times,Sunday Times She'd like a bit of cut in the ground so it will depend on the weather. The Sun How much it opens up will depend on the weather. Times, Sunday Times Much, though, could depend on the weather. Times, Sunday Times His finances depend partly on milk prices, which collapsed last year by more than half from their peak. Times, Sunday Times The format of judgments will depend partly on the size of the panel. Times, Sunday Times It says that for many species survival will depend partly on their ability to move to hospitable areas. Times,Sunday Times The amount of ink needed will depend partly on frequency of use of the printer. Times, Sunday Times What happens in 2011 and beyond will depend partly on the strength of next year's economic recovery, but mainly on political conditions. Times, Sunday Times The choice will depend primarily on the age at which she wants her grandchildren to benefit. Times, Sunday Times The people of the areas depend primarily on agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The amount and rate of future climate change depend primarily on current and future human-caused emissions of heat-trapping gases and airborne particles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The properties of the fusion zone depend primarily on the filler metal used, and its compatibility with the base materials. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most countries in the world depend primarily on rainfed agriculture for their grain food. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But policy on crime cannot depend solely on the cost to the taxpayer. Times, Sunday Times Last, but not least, please don't depend solely on your statin. Times, Sunday Times The judges, on the other hand, are happy that their opinions matter in this contest, since the results do not depend solely on text votes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Accordingly, his method implied that the perturbations depend solely on the position of the secondary, but not on its velocity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Societies that depend solely on time-biased media are oral and tribal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Finally, for reasons that should be obvious by now, the study of grammar should come first in order, before any other subjects, all of which depend ultimately on grammar-honed thinking. Times, Sunday Times It depends ultimately on the minimum you need to get from the sale - and the likelihood of another buyer turning up. Times, Sunday Times But the health of the public finances depends ultimately on the health of the economy, and the health of the economy rests on the stability and usefulness of its banks. Times, Sunday Times The waveform depends ultimately on the characteristics of the flow but the parameters are independent of it and apparently are caused by geologic factors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The future depends on what efforts the electorate are pre-pareto make to get a country they love and a government they can take pride in. The Sun Our future depends on them not becoming so. Times, Sunday Times Their future depends on what comes in the months and years after the theatrics of a peace signing. Times,Sunday Times Our society's future depends on how well we teach the past and acknowledge the reality of the present. Christianity Today It operates under the slogan 'the future depends on you'. Times, Sunday Times Of course, happiness depends on what you consider to be personal contentment. Times, Sunday Times It implies that human happiness depends on endlessly increasing material consumption, which our planet cannot sustain. Times,Sunday Times We believe our happiness depends on the choices we make, but sometimes fate takes over. Times, Sunday Times For a lot of people, happiness depends on their happenings. Christianity Today If we're trying to organize these irresistible, inevitable circumstances-if our happiness depends on things happening the way we want them to happen-we have our work cut out for us. Christianity Today But what do you wear to re-enter society when your livelihood depends on it? Times,Sunday Times Nothing removes personality and warmth more than a group document and the involvement of people whose livelihood depends on your approval. Times, Sunday Times Their livelihood depends on that. Times, Sunday Times He finds that 'counsel's advocacy continues to matter before the final appeal court' (a reassuring conclusion for those of us whose livelihood depends on clients being so persuaded). Times, Sunday Times How can you be sure you're getting objective input when the seller's livelihood depends on closing the deal? Globe and Mail The outcome depends on the design being accepted and whether it harms the living conditions of neighbours. Times, Sunday Times The outcome depends on factors such as the relative kinetic energy, relative orientation and internal energy of the molecules. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The player can care for the pet as much or as little as they choose, and the outcome depends on the player's actions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In other words, the outcome depends on an extrinsic random variable, meaning a random influence that matters only because people think it matters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our prosperity depends on a well-invested, competitive, globally engaged business sector. The Sun Its recent (relative) prosperity depends on its continuing integration into the global economy. Times, Sunday Times This country's prosperity depends on openness, trade and competitive markets. Times, Sunday Times Our future prosperity depends on our ability to inspire the school-leavers of today and tomorrow. Times, Sunday Times For an economy whose future prosperity depends on greater exports and business investment, that would be the wrong route to take. Times, Sunday Times It sounded sophisticated with both internet radio and digital music files, though audio quality depends on your hi-fi and the calibre of the music played. Times, Sunday Times Like all such crowdsourced projects, it's not perfect — data quality depends on the number of users harvesting the prices — but it's the best we've got for the moment. Times, Sunday Times Third, quality depends on prefiltrations, which are included on all present-day codecs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Increases or decreases in one's own and other's status or power generate specific emotions whose quality depends on the patterns of change. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anytime algorithms, however, are able to return a partial answer, whose quality depends on the amount of computation they were able to perform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Leaders in all sectors recognise that their success depends on managing supplies and creating the right relationships in the supply chain. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps success depends on the insight of the fictional villain's author, his interpreter, or both. The Times Literary Supplement Success depends on expectations about how others might act, which in turn depend on their expectations about how you might act. Times, Sunday Times These are worthy steps but their success depends on people signing up. Times, Sunday Times Success depends on blending your experience, talent, strength and team with their sense of public duty, hard work and ability. Times, Sunday Times Our survival depends on the ability to identify regularities in the world. Times, Sunday Times They show how civilisations are shaped by their food cultures, how their wealth and survival depends on their trade in food surpluses. Times, Sunday Times Today huge multinational operators need to understand that their survival depends on public trust. Times, Sunday Times Survival depends on getting to hospital quickly and that depends on helicopters. Times, Sunday Times And when that rough forms an unholy alliance with the wind, low scoring becomes impossible and survival depends on finding the fairway from the tee. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 依赖 Japanese: あてにする |
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