/dɪˈpend ||; dɪˈpɛnd/verbthat depends; it (all) depends (used alone or at the beginning of a sentence 单独使用或用于句首) used to say that you are not certain of sth until other things have been considered 那得看情况而定: ‘Can you lend me some money?’ ‘That depends. How much do you want?’ “你可不可以借点钱给我？”“那要看情况，你想要多少？”I don't know whether I'll see him. It depends what time he gets here. 我不知道会不会见到他。那要看他什么时间到达这里。 depend on sb/sth to be able to trust sb/sth to do sth; to rely on sb/sth 信赖；确信；依赖: If you ever need any help, you know you can depend on me. 如果你需要任何帮助，你知道我是信得过的。You can't depend on the trains. They're always late. 那些火车经常误点，很不可靠。I was depending on getting the money today. 我指望今天拿得到钱。 depend on sb/sth (for sth) to need sb/sth to provide sth 依靠；依赖: Our organization depends on donations from the public. 我们的机构依靠公众的捐助。 depend on sth to be decided or influenced by sb/sth 取决于；视…而定: His whole future depends on these exams. 他的前途完全取决于这些考试。