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。
• 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。
• You need to depend upon your own talent.
  你需要依靠你自己的才能。
• 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。
• Molecular genetics came to depend upon studies of the structure and function of DNA, RNA and protein.
  分子遗传学的形成仰赖于DNA，RNA和蛋白质的结构与功能的研究成果。
• You may depend upon my not mentioning it.
  你放心好了，我不会说出去的。
• 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。
• Depend upon it, he will let you down some day.
  等着瞧吧，总有一天他会拆你的台。