rely
美音:
[rı´laı
]英音:
[rı´laı
]v.依赖,依靠,信赖,信任,依赖于
难易程度:
rely为短语/超纲词汇
词频:1751
词形变化:
名词:relier 动词过去式:relied 过去分词:relied 现在分词:relying 第三人称单数:relies
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rely
/rɪ'laɪ; rɪ`laɪ/
v (pt, pp relied) [Ipr] ~ on/upon sb/sth (to do sth)
1 count or depend on sb/sth 指望或依赖某人[某事物]
*Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help/to help us. 现今人们越来越依赖计算机协助工作.
* I relied on you(r) coming early. 我指望你早来.
* You can rely upon it that it will rain this weekend. 你放心好了, 本周末一定下雨.
* She cannot be relied on to tell the truth. 别指望她能说真话.
2 have trust or confidence in sb/sth 信任或信赖某人[某事物]
*You can rely on me to keep your secret. 你尽管相信我一定为你保密.
rely
v past tense and past participlereliedpresent participlerelyingthird person singularreliesrely on/upon / [rely on/upon sb/sth]
phr v[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;Origin: relier, from
Latin religare
'to tie back']
to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do
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reliable, reliance
reliance I knew I could rely on David.rely on sb/sth to do sth Many working women rely on relatives to help take care of their children.rely on/upon somebody/something for Many people now rely on the Internet for news.to depend on something in order to continue to live or exist
For its income, the company relies heavily on only a few contracts.rely on/upon somebody/something for They have to rely on the river for their water.
1. Be honest and open about who you really are. People who lack genuine core values rely on external factors — their looks or status — in order to feel good about themselves. 要诚实坦白地表现真正的自我。缺乏实实在在内涵的人会去依靠外部因素——如长相或地位——来保持良好的自我感觉。
2. What is more, they will not have to rely solely on the written word. 更有甚者,他们将不单凭据文字。
3. What is more, they will not have to rely solely on the written word. 更有甚者,他们将不单凭据文字。
4. What is more, they will not have to rely solely on the written word. 而且,也不必完全依赖文字材料。
5. While meters don't always show the true fare (dishonest drivers sometimes adjust them to advance faster), it is seldom cheaper to rely on the driver to quote a fare. 虽然计程器不会总是显示正确的车费,(有时司机不诚实,会改装计程器让它们跑得更快,)但你也别指望司机的报价会更便宜。
6. So many transactions and exchanges are going to be made through this medium — banking, shopping, communication, and information — that those who have to rely on the postman to send their correspondence risk really falling behind," he says. 那么多的交易、交换都将通过这一媒体进行 -- 银行业务、购物、通信、信息 -- 因此那些只能靠邮递员发送信件的人实在是有落伍的危险了。"
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