depend upon

英 [dɪˈpend əˈpɒn]

美 [dɪˈpend əˈpɑːn]

依赖，依靠（说明）depend on（upon）不用于进行体。; 相信；信赖; 随…而定（说明）depend on（upon）作此解时，不用于被动结构，也不用于进行体。

英英释义

verb

• put trust in with confidence
  1. she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough
  2. you can rely on his discretion
  Synonym:depend onrely onrely upon
• be contingent on
  1. The outcomes rides on the results of the election
  2. Your grade will depends on your homework
  Synonym:depend ondevolve onrideturn onhinge onhinge upon

双语例句

• The degree of a country's civilization does not depend upon the extent of its land;
  一个国家的文明程度和人民的智慧并不取决于其领土的大小和广袤程度。
• The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand
  国民生产总值的增长率将取决于总需求的增长率。
• Depend upon it, he will let you down some day.
  等着瞧吧，总有一天他会拆你的台。
• The greatest risk in life is to wait for and depend upon others for your own security.
  生命中最大的风险在于等待和把你自己的安全放在别人的手上。
• Whether or not the promise emerges will depend upon the final timetable and the audience.
  总之，会议成功征兆的显现将依赖最终时间表和听众。
• This will ruin the country, depend upon it.
  请相信，这会败了那个国家。
• You may depend upon her arriving on time.
  你可以相信她会准时到来。
• The depth and scope of hardware validation will depend upon the complexity of the system and its potential affect on drug quality.
  对硬件的验证的深度和范围将取决于系统的复杂度和对药品质量的潜在影响。
• APIs depend upon providing an eminently attractive and usable option for developers to adopt.
  API依靠于为开发者提供一个突出的吸引力和可用的选项，因此才会被开发者采用。
• Your success will largely depend upon what you do and how you do it.
  你能否成功将首要取决于你做什么和怎样做。