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Rely On/Upon Verb Rɪˈlaɪ Depend   [V Relied N

The word "rely" is a verb meaning to depend on or trust someone or something, typically used with "on" or "upon."

The word "rely" is a verb that means to depend on or trust in someone or something for support or help. It is often used with the prepositions "on" or "upon."

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/rɪla͟ɪ/
1
[VERB 动词]依赖;依靠 If you rely on someone or something, you need them and depend on them in order to live or work properly.
  [V on/upon n]
  [V on/upon n for n]
  • They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers...

    他们非常依赖职业咨询师提供的建议。

  • The Association relies on member subscriptions for most of its income.

    这个协会的收入大部分来自会员的入会费。

2
[VERB 动词]信赖;信任 If you can rely on someone to work well or to behave as you want them to, you can trust them to do this.
  [V on/upon n to-inf]
  [V on/upon n]
  • I know I can rely on you to sort it out...

    我相信你会把它解决好的。

  • The Red Cross are relying on us.

    红十字会信赖我们。


Oxford rely ★ AWL WORD FAMILY rely verb reliable adjective (≠unreliable ) reliably adverb reliability noun (≠unreliability ) reliance noun / rɪˈlaɪ ; NAmE rɪˈlaɪ / verb ( re·lies , rely·ing , re·lied , re·lied ) PHRASAL VERB reˈly on/upon sb/sth 1 ★ to need or depend on sb/sth 依赖;依靠 ◆ As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. 在婴儿时期,我们完全依赖别人喂食。 relyto do sth ◆ These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. 现在,我们在很大程度上依赖电脑来安排我们的工作。 relydoing sth ◆ The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low. 这一产业靠的是原料便宜,不涨价。 2 ★ to trust or have faith in sb/sth 信任;信赖 ◆ You should rely on your own judgement. 你应该相信你自己的判断。 relyto do sth ◆ You can rely on me to keep your secret. 你可以相信我一定会为你保守秘密。 ◆ He can't be relied on to tell the truth. 不能指望他说真话。 ☞synonyms at
trust
rely relies relied relying
rely / rɪˈlaɪ ; NAmE rɪˈlaɪ /
LDC
relyre‧ly /rɪˈlaɪ/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL verb (past tense and past participle relied, present participle relying, third person singular relies)
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rely on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb1to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do → reliable, reliance:  I knew I could rely on David.rely on somebody/something to do something Many working women rely on relatives to help take care of their children.rely on/upon for Many people now rely on the Internet for news.2to depend on something in order to continue to live or exist:  The company relies heavily on only a few contracts.rely on/upon for They have to rely on the river for their water.
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rely

[rɪˈlaɪ]relied, relying, relies

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Spoken:

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relied[1237] relies[1202] relying[2063]
依靠(92%),信任(8%)
vi.依靠;信赖

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