rely upon
phrasal verbrely on/upon somebody/something
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to need or depend on somebody/something 依赖；依靠 The charity relies solely on donations from the public. 慈善机构完全依靠公众的捐赠。 They had to rely entirely on volunteer workers. 他们不得不完全依靠志愿者。 The charity relies heavily on public support and donations. 该慈善机构严重依赖公众支持和捐赠。 - rely on/upon somebody/something for something
As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. 在婴儿时期，我们完全依赖别人喂食。 - rely on/upon somebody/something to do something
These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. 现在，我们在很大程度上依赖电脑来安排我们的工作。 - rely on/upon somebody/something doing something
The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low. 这一产业靠的是原料便宜，不涨价。
Extra ExamplesMost historians simply rely on archives. 大多数历史学家完全依赖于档案。 They relied entirely on these few weapons for their defence. 他们完全依靠这几件武器进行防御。 countries that rely heavily on food aid 严重依赖食物援助的国家 people who are forced to rely on public transport/transportation 被迫使用公共交通的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- a lot
- strongly
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- be forced to
- have to
- must
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- for
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to trust or have faith in somebody/something 信任；信赖 You should rely on your own judgement. 你应该相信你自己的判断。 He's a great athlete who must learn to rely more on his natural instincts. 他是个伟大的运动员，必须学会更多地依靠自己的本能。 We have to rely on the only available evidence. 我们必须依靠唯一可用的证据。 - rely on/upon somebody/something to do something
You can rely on me to keep your secret. 你可以相信我一定会为你保守秘密。 He can't be relied on to tell the truth. 不能指望他说真话。 - rely on/upon somebody/something for something
I couldn't rely on John for information. 我不能指望约翰提供信息。
Extra ExamplesWho can you rely on these days? 如今你可以相信谁呢？ You can always rely on Holly to say the wrong thing. 霍莉总是说错话，这一点儿不假。 You can safely rely on his judgement. 你大可相信他的判断。 You can safely rely on the report's conclusions. 你大可相信该报告的结论。 The party could no longer rely on its traditional supporters. 该政党已不能再依靠其传统的支持者了。 I generally rely on instinct when pairing wine and food. 我通常依靠直觉来确定用什么酒配什么食物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- simply
- generally
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- can
- for