单词 | rely |
释义 | rely (once / 135 pages) v To rely is to have confidence in something. You might rely on staying in bed to make you feel better and rely on your friends to tell you everything you missed when you were sick. Rely is a lot like the word depend. If you rely on someone for help, you also depend on her. But rely is even more powerful! When you rely on someone, you have total faith and trust that she will come through. It comes from the Latin word religare which means "to fasten or bind." You're bound to the people you rely on! WORD FAMILYrely: reliable, reliance, reliant, relied, relies, relying+/reliable: reliability, reliableness, reliably, unreliable/reliance: reliances, self-reliance/reliant: reliantly, self-reliant/unreliability: unreliabilities/unreliable: unreliability, unreliableness, unreliably USAGE EXAMPLESFinding an answer for Quinlan and children like him relies as much on Chinese expertise as it does American ingenuity. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Because the survey relied on the memories of the participants, the researchers wrote, the more recent gun acquisition data might be more accurate. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The center relies on other agencies and volunteers for various programs, including meals through the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) v have confidence or faith in Rely on your friends Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper bank, swear, trust distrust, mistrust, suspect regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in credit have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of leanrely on for support bet, calculate, count, depend, look, reckonhave faith or confidence in believecredit with veracity believe accept as true; take to be true |
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