英语词汇“depend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	depend
释义	de·pend \də̇ˈpend, dēˈ-\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English dependen, from Middle French dependre to hang down, be contingent or conditioned, modification of Latin dependēre, from de- + pendēre to hang — more at pendant 1. : to be contingent: a. : to require something as a necessary condition — used with on or upon < we depend on food to keep us alive > < his life depends on his undergoing an operation > < the merit of his piece depended on the brilliant things which arose under his pen as he went along — Matthew Arnold > b. : to become conditioned or based (as by subjection or relatedness) — used with on or upon < sciences depend on one another > < prices depend upon supply and demand > 2. a. : to hang in suspense : be pending or undecided < matters of greatest moment were depending — John Milton > b. obsolete : to wait in suspense c. obsolete : to be imminent : impend 3. : to have a connection or relationship as a subordinate part or appurtenance — used with on or upon 4. a. : to trust, rely, or place belief or hope often without alternate recourse — used with on or upon < depend on a friend for help > < depend on a parent for funds > < depend on your skill or wisdom to get one out of trouble > b. : to be dependent especially for support — used with on or upon < small children necessarily depend on parents > 5. : to hang down : be held up by being attached to something above < a star was depending from his neck — Arnold Bennett > < crimson plush curtains intricate with tiny plush balls depending — T.W.Duncan > Synonyms: hang, hinge, turn: depend is the general term to indicate a contingent relationship involving existence, nature, or characteristics < the future of the American university depends primarily on keeping a proper balance between these four traditional elements of strength — J.B.Conant > < the conviction that winning the best satisfactions of later life will depend on possessing this power to think — C.W.Eliot > hang may refresh the now faded metaphor explicit in the etymology of depend < a good deal … hangs on the meaning, if any, of this short word full — T.S.Eliot > < the Crewe of today — a borough whose life no longer hangs on railway prosperity — Times Literary Supplement > hinge may suggest resting on a cardinal or pivotal point, with a decisive swing in one direction or another as imminent < on the outcome of the motion to dismiss the indictment … hinge issues of fundamental importance — Nation > turn may be less vivid in suggesting a cardinal point < our continued backing of Chiang Kai-shek, and therefore his future, turn on the reactions of the conference committee — New Republic > These words are completely interchangeable except in the few sentences in which unusual attention is paid to the implications of the metaphors involved. Synonym: see in addition rely.
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