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depend upon

phrasal verb
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depend on/upon somebody/something
  1.  
     to rely on somebody/something and be able to trust them依靠；信赖
    • He was the sort of person you could depend on.他这个人你是可以信赖的。
    • depend on/upon somebody/something to do something He knew he could depend upon her to deal with the situation.他知道可以依靠她来应付这种局面。
  2. to be sure or expect that something will happen确信；相信；指望 synonym count on somebody/something
    • 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 to do something
    • (ironic) You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late.她保准迟到。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintya2
depend on/upon somebody/something (for something)
 
  1. (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to need money, help, etc. from somebody/something else for a particular purpose需要，依靠（提供资金、帮助等）
    • The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival.这个社区靠航运业维持生活。
    • I don't want to depend too much on my parents.我不想过度依靠父母。
depend on/upon something
 
  1. (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。
      In formal written English, depend should always be followed by on or upon: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。
      Upon is more formal and less frequent than on.
    Extra Examples
    • The 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。

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