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 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。
• The readABC () method does not depend upon any specific database system.
  readABC（）方法不需要依赖任何特定的数据库系统。
• What it will look like will depend upon how Asia faces up to six critical choices.
  经济的面貌如何将取决于亚洲会怎样面对六个关键性的选择。
• I suppose that would depend upon what you mean.
  我认为问题将取决于你的问题的本意到底是什么。
• 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。
• Depend upon it-there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before.
  请相信我的话，总有一天，当你增加新知识的时候，你就会把以前所熟习的东西忘了。
• You may depend upon her arriving on time.
  你可以相信她会准时到来。
• 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。
• Thus, employees have an interest in the economic performance of the business because their jobs depend upon it.
  因此，员工关注企业的经济表现因为他们的工作依赖其经济表现。
• Clients should not be forced to depend upon interfaces that they don't use.
  客户不应该被强迫去依赖于他们不使用的接口。