[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。
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[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★AWLWORD FAMILYrelyverbreliableadjective(≠unreliable )reliablyadverbreliabilitynoun(≠unreliability )reliancenoun/rɪˈlaɪ; NAmErɪˈlaɪ/verb(re·lies,rely·ing,re·lied,re·lied)PHRASAL VERBreˈly on/upon sb/sth1★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
relyreliesreliedrelyingrely/rɪˈlaɪ; NAmErɪˈlaɪ/
LDC
relyre‧ly /rɪˈlaɪ/ ●●●S3W2AWL verb (past tense and past participle relied, present participle relying, third person singular relies)
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rely on/upon 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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relied[1237] relies[1202] relying[2063]
依靠(92%),信任(8%)
vi.依靠;信赖
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