situation.他知道可以依靠她来应付这种局面。o note at trust 2 to be sure or expect that
sth will happen 确信；相信；指望 BQG3 count on :
Depend upon
it (=you
can be sure) we won’t give up.请相信，我们决不 会威弃。<> [+ -ing] Can we depend on you coming in on Sunday?我们能指望你星期天来参加吗？ ◊ Ybu
can depend on his coming
in on Sunday. 他星期
天一定来参加。◊[+ to inf] (/’ron/c) 7ou can depend on her to be (= she always is) Zate.她保准迟到。de'pend on/ upon sb/sth
(for sth) (not
usually used in the progres- sive tenses 通常不用手金行时）to need money, help,
etc_ from sb/sth else for a particular purpose _ 要，依靠 (提供奋金、帮助等）：’rhe commimify depencis
on the shippin容industry/or its survival这个地区靠航运业维持 生病。◊ J don’t want
to depend too much on my parents. 我不想过度依靠父母。de'pend on/upon sth (not used in the
progressive tenses 不用于进行时} to be affected or
decided by sth受…的影卩知；i…渙金；取决于：Does the quality of teaching depend on class size?
取决于每个班的人数吗？ ◊ Jt.vvouW
depend on the circumstances.这要视定。.◊[+ wh-] Whether we need
more food depends on how many people turn up. 我们是否需要更多的食物，k要视到场人数而定。
GRAMMAR
POINT语法说明
depend on
In
informal English, it is quite common to say depend rather than depend on before words like what, how or vv^ef/jer.在非正式英语中，在whatv .hs>w.或 whether 等词煎常用 depend 而非.depend on: It 办pends. hy 7j〇sf//e’.那得看你麻:说翁.....
hostile 的含义。In formal written English, depend should always be followed by on
or upon.在定式的书
面类键中，depend后总是跟on或upon:
/f c/epemfe 0/7 howyow de//ne f/ne tom 那得看你怎么定义
hostile ik个词。l/pon is. more
formal and. less frequent than 〇/?, * .upon 较正式不如 on 常用。
de-pend-able /di'pendebl/ adj. that can be relied on to do what you want or need 亩信赖的；可靠的 HT1 reliable ► de-pend-abil-ity /di.penda'bilati/ noun [U] de-pend-ant /di'pendant/ (6r£)
(also de-pend-ent
NAmE, Br£) noun a person, especially a child, who depends
on ■ another person for a home, food, money, etc.受扶养者 (尤指孩辛）V靠他人生活者
de-pend-ence /di'pendans/ noun
[u] 1 ~ (on/upon sb/ sth) the state of needing
the help and support of sb/sth in order to survive or bp successful (生%或成功必需 的）依靠，依赖，依存：his dependence on his
parents 彳也对父#如故赖◊ Our
reZarions/iip was. based on mutual dependence.我们的关系建立在相互依存的基础上。◊ the dependence
〇/Europe
on imported/〇〇由欧洲对进 口食物
的依赖◊卢nancfal/economic dependence财政/经济依赖
EGQ
independence 2 (also
de-pend-ency)
the
state of being addicted to.unable to stop taking or using it)瘾：drug/alcohoi dependence # 瘾；酒瘤 3 〜of A and B (fec/m/ca/ 术.语）the fact o? one thing being affected by
another 相关(性）；依存（关系）： the dose dependence o/sof〖 and Zcmd/orms ±壤和地貌的 密切相关
de-pend.ency /di'pendansi/
/7〇w/i (/?/• -ies) 1 [ui:〜（on/ upon sb/sth) the state of relying on
sb/sth for sth, especially when this is not normal or necessary (尤.指 不正常或不必要的）依靠，依赖：yiimmciciZ dependency 财政上的依赖◊ Their aim is
to re)uce people’s dependency on the wei/are state. 他们旨在减少人们对福利制度
的♦赖。◊. the dependency ci^ture (*=> a way of life on which people
depend too much on money from the government)依赖文化（过分依赖政府资助）一compare codependency 2 [C]
a country, an area, etc. that is controlled by another country 附属国；附属地
3 = dependence(2) de-pend-ent /di'pendant/ adj., noun ■ flflfy. 1 〜（on》upon sb/sth) (for sth)
needing sb/sth in order to survive or be successful 依靠的；..依赖的： a woman wft/i sevemZ dependent ch汉dren —个女人带着
几个未自立的孩子◊ Vou can’t be
dependent on your parents aH your Zi/e•你不可能一辈子靠父母生活。◊ The festival
is heavily dependent on sponsorship for its success.这次节日庆祝活动成功与否，在很大程度上就看
赞助了■ 2 〜on/upon sth addicted to sth (= unable to stop
taking or using it)有瘾的：to be dependent on
drugs 有毒瘾 3
~ on/upon sth (/brma/) affected or decided by sth受…的影响；取决于：必也此’5£^6〖〇]?- ment
is dependent on many/actors.孩子的成长受多种因
素影响。0 The
price is dependent on how many extras you choose.价格取决于你挑选额外收费项目的多少。
mnoun (especially
NAm£) - dependant
dependent 'clause noun {grammar = subordinate clause
dependent 'variable noun {mathematics a
vari- able whose value depends on
another variable 因.变
量；因变数
de-per-son-al-ize {BrE also -ise) /di:'p3：san9laiz; NAmE -'P3：rs-/ verb [VN] [often passive] to make sth less personal so that it does
not seem as if humans with feelings and personality are involved使非个性化；使不掺窣个人感情
de.pict /di'pikt/
verfc 〜sb/sth (as sb/sth)
(rather /ormfl/) *1 to show an image of sb/sth in a picture 描绘；描画：
[VN]
a painting depicting the Virgin and Chiid — 幅描绘
童贞马利亚和圣手耶稣的画◊ [VN -ing] 77ie
artist had depicted her lying on a bed.
2
[VN] to describe sth in words, or give an impression of sth in words or with a
picture 描写；描述；刻画：The noveZ depicts french
sociefyin the 2930s.这部小说描述了
20
世纪 30
年代的法国社会。◊ T7ie
advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive.
绘得充满刺激和富有吸引力。► depiction /di'pikjn/ noun [U, 〇： They object to the
movie's depiction of gay peopte.他们反对这部影片对同性恋者的刻画。
de*pila*tor /'depileit0(r); NAmE di'pilatoir/ noun a device which removes hair from your body
by pulling it out 拔 毛器；脱毛器
de-pila-tory /di'pilatri;
NAmE -to:ri/ noun (pi.
-je$)
a
substance used for removing body hair 脱电齐ij ► de-
pila-tory adj. [only before noun] ： depilatory creams Wi% 乳膏
de-plane /dii'plem/
verb [V] [
飞 ifl DISEMBARK
de-plete /di'pliit/
verb [VN] [usually passive] to reduce sth by a
large amount so that there is not enough left 大量 g 少.；耗尽；使枯竭：_Food supplies were
severe^ deputed 食_供应已严重不足。► de.p丨e.tion/dTpli^fn/ noun [U] ： ozone deletion 臭氧耗损◊ the depZetion 〇/ stocfcs鱼的存货消耗殆尽
de-plor-able /di'ploirabl/
adj. (formal) very bad and unacceptable,
often in a way that shocks people 糟透
的；令人震％的；令乂愤癍的PBITl APPALLING : a depiorab〖e incident 令人愤慨的事件◊ TTiey were Zivin^ fn
the most depZomWe conJitions.也们生活在最糟糕的环
境里。◊ 77ie
acriy was depZoraWe.那演挂糟邊了。
► de-plor-ably /-abli/ adv. ： They
behaved depZombZy.他 们的表珑糟透 j。◊ depZorabiy hig/i/Iow/bad 高 / 低 /
糟得令人吃惊
de-plore /di'plo:(r)/
verb [VN] [forma!)
to strongly disapprove of sth and criticize it, especially publicly 责';彈烈'反"对：Like everyone else, I
deplore and condemn this fcf出ng.我同所有人一样强烈谴责这桩凶
杀案。
de-ploy /di'ploi/
verb [VN] 1 {technical 7ft i^-) to move
soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action部署，调度（军队或武器）：
■2
000 troops were depZoyed.frz the area.那个地区部署了 2 000 人的部队。◊ At'〖east 5 000 missiles
were decoyed atong the border.沿边境至少部署了 5000枚导弹。
2 (/b/7r7fl/)
.to use. sth effectively 有效地利用；调动：to deploy
arguments/resources 和甬合据 /
奋源>€16.卩1〇丫- ment
noun [U, C]
de-popu-late /.dii'popjuleit;
NAmE -'pa:p-/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to reduce the number
of people living in a place 使乂口 减少：Whoie stretches 〇/ kmd were kiid