depend upon
phrasal verbdepend on/upon somebody/something
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to rely on somebody/something and be able to trust them 依靠;信赖 to be sure or expect that something will happen synonym count on somebody/something确信;相信;指望 Depend upon it (= you can be sure) we won't give up. 请相信,我们决不会放弃。 - depend on/upon somebody/something doing something
Can we depend on you coming in on Sunday? 我们能指望你星期天来参加吗? - (formal)
You can depend on his coming in on Sunday. 你放心,他星期天一定来参加。
depend on/upon somebody/something (for something)
depend on/upon something
(not used in the progressive tenses )不用于进行时 to be affected or decided by something 受…的影响;由…决定;取决于 Does the quality of teaching depend on class size? 教学质量取决于每个班的人数吗? It would depend on the circumstances. 这要视情况而定。 - depend on/upon how, what, etc…
Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up. 我们是否需要更多的食物,这要视到场人数而定。
Grammar Point depend ondepend on- In informal English, it is quite common to say depend rather than depend on before words like what, how or whether:
在非正式英语中,在 what、how 或 whether 等词前常用 depend 而非 depend on: It depends what you mean by ‘hostile’. 那得看你所说的 hostile 的含义。
在正式的书面英语中,depend 后总是跟 on 或 upon: It depends on how you define the term ‘hostile’. 那得看你怎么定义 hostile 这个词。
Extra ExamplesThe future of the company will depend crucially on how consumers respond. 这家公司的未来如何,消费者的反应是至关重要的。 The outcome seems to depend on the type of soil used. 结果似乎取决于所用土壤的种类。 Whether or not we can go ultimately depends on the weather. 我们是否能去最终取决于天气。