depend /diˈpend/ vi.(与on/upon连用) 1.依靠：He depends on you to help him.他要依靠你的帮助。Japan depends on foreign countries for natural resources.日本依靠外国的天然资源。 2.依…决定：The price depends on quality.价钱取决于质量。Whether we’ll go or not depends on the weather.我们去不去要看天气。3 信赖，相信：depend (up) on one’s word 信任某人的话；a man to be depended upon可信赖的人
dependence n. 依靠，依赖，信赖
［辨析］见rely (up)on
