dIˋpєnd; diˊpend< de.pend >
[常用字]
<<不及物动词>>
depend.ed, depend.ing, depends
1 依赖; 依靠
Chilidren must depend on their parents. 小孩一定得依赖父母
2 信赖; 相信
You can depend on his honesty. 你可信赖他的正直诚实
3 视情况而定
a grade depending on the results of the final exam成绩视期末考的结果而定
4 养成依赖的习惯
began to depend more and more on drugs 开始愈来愈依赖药物
5 (法庭, 立法院) 悬而未决; 审核中
6 垂挂
"And ever-living Lamps depend in Rows." (Alexander Pope)灯火一排排垂挂著