| 单词 | depend |
| 释义 | depend /di pend"/, v.i. 1. to rely; place trust (usually fol. by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report. 2. to rely for support, maintenance, help, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon): Children depend on their parents. 3. to be conditioned or contingent (usually fol. by on or upon): His success here depends upon effort and ability. 4. to be undetermined or pending: I may go to Europe or I may not, it all depends. 5. Gram. (of a word or other linguistic form) to be subordinate to another linguistic form in the same construction; to form a part of a construction other than the head. 6. to hang down; be suspended (usually fol. by from): The chandelier depends from the ceiling of the ballroom. [1375-1425; late ME dependen < OF dependre < L dependere to hang down, equiv. to de- DE- + pendere to hang] |
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