depend
/dɪˈpend/
v.
一句话记住
依靠;依赖;取决于
释义与例句
v.
依靠;依赖
to need someone or something in order to live or succeed
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Children depend on their parents.
孩子依靠父母。
v.
取决于
to be decided by something else
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Success depends on hard work.
成功取决于努力。
词源与构词
de-(向下)+ pendere(悬挂),整个人挂在别人身上,就是“依靠”;结果挂在某个条件上,就是“取决于”。
de-
前缀 · down,向下
pend
词根 · to hang,悬挂
记忆钩子
de(向下)+ pend(挂):整个人挂在别人身上,就是依靠。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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independent 独立的;自主的She became financially independent at 22. 她二十二岁时经济上就独立了。
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pendant 吊坠;垂饰She wore a silver pendant around her neck. 她脖子上戴着一条银吊坠。
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pending 待定的;未决的The application is still pending. 申请仍在审批中。
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suspend 暂停;中止The match was suspended because of rain. 比赛因雨暂停。
词族(同一词根的不同词性)
dependentdependencedependency
同义词
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rely on
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count on
反义词
暂无
易混词
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dependant
常见搭配
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depend on
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depend heavily on
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it depends