depended

英 [dɪˈpendɪd]

美 [dɪˈpendɪd]

v.  取决(于);有赖(于); 依靠;依赖; 指望;信赖
depend的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 取决(于);有赖(于)
  If you say that one thingdepends onanother, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
  1. The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato...
     所需的烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。
  2. What happened later would depend on his talk with De Solina...
     日后之事将有赖于他与德索利纳的谈话结果。
  3. How much it costs depends upon how much you buy.
     价钱取决于你买多买少。
• VERB 依靠;依赖
  If youdepend onsomeone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally.
  1. They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him...
     他们或许讨厌他的营生，但他们要想活下来必须依靠他。
  2. He depended on his writing for his income...
     他靠写作赚取收入。
  3. Nora grew accustomed to depending on her husband...
     诺拉变得习惯于依赖丈夫。
  4. Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance.
     只有计算出自己可能的平均结余，才能选择合适的账户。
• VERB 指望;信赖
  If you candepend ona person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them.
  1. 'You can depend on me,' Cross assured him.
     “你可以信赖我，”克罗斯向他保证。
• VERB 视情形而定;看情况
  You usedependin expressions such asit dependsto indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors.
  1. 'But how long can you stay in the house?' – 'I don't know. It depends.'...
     “但你能在这所房子里呆多久呢？”——“我不知道，这要看情况。”
  2. It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it?
     “这全视乎你对朋克摇滚乐的定义，不是吗？”
• PREP-PHRASE 取决于;根据;由…决定
  You usedepending onwhen you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
  1. I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family...
     根据家庭的不同，我往往会给出不同的答案。
  2. People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them.
     该国其他地区的人们庆祝独立的时间甚至更晚，这要取决于有关国会决定的消息何时传到了他们那里。

双语例句

• He could be depended on to take a moderate position on most of the key issues
  他应该会在大部分关键问题上采取中间立场。
• This paper studied the virus propagation characteristics, which depended on the topology of the entire network.
  研究了依存于网络拓扑的病毒传播特征，并提出了一个通用的动态系统网络模型。
• I depended on the map, but it was wrong.
  我相信了这张地图，可它是错的。
• It's about to be cut loose from the state on which it has so long depended.
  它将脱离长期依附的国家，实现独立自主。
• She said the prospects of faster growth depended on more investment and structural reforms in labour and product markets.
  她表示，加快增长的前景取决于更多投资及劳动力和产品市场的结构性改革。
• From then on, mother and daughter have depended on each other for survival.
  从此，母女俩相依为命。
• This system depended on two institutions, the papacy and the empire.
  这个系统依赖于两个机构，教宗和帝国。
• They depended on animal husbandry for their livelihood.
  他们以畜牧业为生。
• A friend is reliable and can be depended on to do his work.
  一个忠诚的朋友非常可靠可以依靠他完成工作。
• For all of human history we have depended on nature's bounty for sustenance, well-being and development.
  在整个人类历史中，我们一直依赖大自然的赐予维持生计、增进福祉和谋求发展。