rely

relyrelyD.J.:[riˈlai]K.K.:[rɪˈlaɪ]vi.1.■信任; 信赖; 依赖, 依靠You can rely upon Jacelin.你可以信赖杰斯林。You can always rely on Jim, he won't fail you.你可以永远信任吉姆, 他不会让你失望的。You can rely on me for help.你可指望我来帮忙。You may rely upon my early arrival.你放心好了, 我会早到的。You may rely upon his words absolutely, for he always speaks the truth.你可以绝对信赖他的话, 因为他总是说老实话。You can't rely on the weather.天气是靠不住的。You should rely on your own efforts.你应该靠自己的努力。I relied on the map but it was wrong.我依靠这张地图, 但它是错的。I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise, don't rely on it.我愿意和你一起去, 但这不是允诺, 别指望我一定去。The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇全靠季节性的旅游业提供就业机会。Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on mainland.香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于大陆。This young man cannot be relied on.这个年轻人不可靠。He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明, 在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。He can always be relied upon for help.他的帮助总是靠得住的。We know such people are not to be relied upon.我们知道这种人是靠不住的。This story cannot be relied upon.这话可靠不住。Don't rely on going abroad for our holiday, we may not be able to afford it.不要指望去国外度假, 我们可能负担不起费用。Don't rely on going to Japan.别指望能去日本。We rely on his finishing the work today.我们信赖他今天能完工。Don't rely on me going to Japan.别指望我去日本。I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。We can rely on our children to do such work.这样的工作我们可以放心地让孩子们去做。They cannot be relied on to offer much support or advice.不能指望他们提供很多支持和意见。

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rely[ri'lai]vi.1.■依赖，依靠，仰仗(与on或upon连用)：We must rely on ourselves.我们必须依靠自己。2.■信任，依赖，对…有信心；指望：You can't rely upon them to help you.你不能指望着他们帮助你。近义词trustdepend变形vi.reliedrelying

relyrely[riˈlai]vt.1.■倚赖, 依靠2.■信任, 信赖(on, upon)rely on one's own efforts依靠自已的努力

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参考词汇rely;depend;都含“信赖”的意思。1.■rely 指“在过去经验的基础上, 依赖、相信某人或某事物, 希望从中得到支持或帮助”, 如:He can be -lied on to keep secret.相信他能保密。2.■depend 指“出于信赖而依靠他人或他物, 以取得其支持或帮助, 这种信赖可能有过去的经验或了解为根据, 也可能没有”, 如:He can depend on his wife for sympathy.他相信妻子会同情他。