单词	dependable
释义	dependablede‧pend‧a‧ble /dɪˈpendəbəl/ ●○○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a dependable car EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He thought of himself as a responsible and dependable person. It has become like an old friend, seen daily: not always dependable, but usually interesting, and sometimes right. Men smoked pipes, wore roll-neck jerseys and had a stolidly dependable air about them. Nearly half way into his term in office, Muni is still not the safe, dependable system he promised to make it. The vines from these slopes produce wine of an extremely dependable quality. There does not seem to be any other dependable way to do it, throughout an entire population over time. They needed a dependable legal environment for the conduct of their business. Thesaurus THESAURUSpeople► trustworthy especially written if someone is trustworthy, you can trust them because they are honest: · Many people do not see politicians as trustworthy. ► reliable someone who is reliable can be trusted to do what they say they will do and not make any mistakes: · a reliable employee· We need someone who is 100% reliable. ► responsible someone who is responsible can be trusted to behave in a sensible way: · Sam’s a good babysitter – he’s responsible and the kids like him.· a responsible adult ► dependable someone who is dependable can be trusted to do what you need or expect: · Britain is our most dependable ally. ► steady someone who is steady is sensible and you can depend on them: · He’s only sixteen, but he’s steady and reliable. ► loyal someone who is loyal can be trusted to always give help or support to their friends, their country, their political party etc: · She is fiercely loyal to her family.· He is one of the party’s most loyal supporters. ► faithful someone who is faithful stays loyal to a person, belief, political party etc, and continues to support them, even in difficult situations: · Daniel had been a faithful friend.· a faithful member of the Communist Party ► can rely/depend on somebody if you can rely or depend on someone, you can be sure that they will do what you want or need them to do: · Don’t worry about a thing – you can depend on me.· Patients rely on doctors to help them make the right decisions about their health care. things► reliable/dependable able to be trusted to do what you want, or to be accurate: · The Boeing is a very reliable plane.· a dependable supply of oil· reliable economic forecasts· How can we be sure that his evidence is reliable? ► trustworthy if something is trustworthy, you know that it is true or accurate: · a trustworthy source of information· a trustworthy guide ► can rely/depend on something if you can rely or depend on something, you can be sure that they will do what you want or need them to do: · I need a car that I can rely on in all weathers. people► trustworthy especially written if someone is trustworthy, you can trust them because they are honest: · Many people do not see politicians as trustworthy. ► reliable someone who is reliable can be trusted to do what they say they will do and not make any mistakes: · a reliable employee· We need someone who is 100% reliable. ► responsible someone who is responsible can be trusted to behave in a sensible way: · Sam’s a good babysitter – he’s responsible and the kids like him.· a responsible adult ► dependable someone who is dependable can be trusted to do what you need or expect: · Britain is our most dependable ally. ► steady someone who is steady is sensible and you can depend on them: · He’s only sixteen, but he’s steady and reliable. ► loyal someone who is loyal can be trusted to always give help or support to their friends, their country, their political party etc: · She is fiercely loyal to her family.· He is one of the party’s most loyal supporters. ► faithful someone who is faithful stays loyal to a person, belief, political party etc, and continues to support them, even in difficult situations: · Daniel had been a faithful friend.· a faithful member of the Communist Party ► can rely/depend on somebody if you can rely or depend on someone, you can be sure that they will do what you want or need them to do: · Don’t worry about a thing – you can depend on me.· Patients rely on doctors to help them make the right decisions about their health care. things► reliable/dependable able to be trusted to do what you want, or to be accurate: · The Boeing is a very reliable plane.· a dependable supply of oil· reliable economic forecasts· How can we be sure that his evidence is reliable? ► trustworthy if something is trustworthy, you know that it is true or accurate: · a trustworthy source of information· a trustworthy guide ► can rely/depend on something if you can rely or depend on something, you can be sure that they will do what you want or need them to do: · I need a car that I can rely on in all weathers. Word family WORD FAMILYnoundependantdependence ≠ independencedependencyadjectivedependabledependent ≠ independentadverbdependablyindependentlyverbdepend able to be trusted to do what you need or expect:  our most dependable ally a dependable source of income—dependably adverb—dependability /dɪˌpendəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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