/rɪˈlaɪ ||; rɪˈlaɪ/verb [I] (
present participle relying third person singular present relies;past tense past participle relied)
rely on/upon sb/sth (to do sth) 1 to need sb/sth and not be able to live or work properly without him/her/it 依赖；依靠: The old lady had to rely on other people to do her shopping for her. 那位老太太得靠别人替她购物。
2 to trust sb/sth to work or behave well 信赖；信任；指望: Can I rely on you to keep a secret? 我可以指望你为我保守秘密吗？ ☞noun reliance 名词为reliance ☞Look at reliable and reliant. 参看reliable及reliant。