rely on somebody/something to do something• Cureton would surely do better to rely on syntax todeterminerhythmic grouping at this level.• They too rely on the wind todistribute their pollen.• Some months ago, they stopped relying on human operators to do so.• They no longer rely on outside air tofill the bladder, but have special glands for manufacturinggas.• In reality this is inaudible under water so don't rely on it to give you a reminder.• Students rely on the pictures to help them understand.• We rely on professionals tosolve problems, not families and communities.• Many of us rely on our children toteach us as we go along.
rely• She needn't rely any more on Rico - or her brothers, she could be entirely independent.• Instead, they would rely on decentralized, uncontrolled life to sort itself out and come to some self-enhancing harmony.• Government ministersrely on the conclusions from the AdvisoryCommittee on Releases to the Environmentprior to the field trials.• Don't rely on your Accounts Department to manage the cash-flow for you.• So don't rely on your memory.• If managersrely so heavily on verbal information, then that verbal information invariably arrives with an extra verbal overlay.• Woman-centred methods also tend to rely uncritically on the particular kinds of scientificity that therapeutic and humanist methods have developed.
Originrely
(1300-1400)Old Frenchrelier, from Latinreligare“to tie back”
●rely on/upon sb/sth1. need sb/sth需要ADVERB➤heavily, a lot, strongly嚴重/非常/特別依賴⋯◇countries that rely heavily on food aid嚴重依賴食物援助的國家➤completely, entirely, exclusively, solely完全依靠⋯;單純依靠⋯◇I advise you to think rationally and not to rely solely on your intuition.我建議你進行理性思考,不要單純依靠直覺。➤increasingly越來越依靠⋯➤largely, mainly, mostly, primarily很大程度上/主要/大部份情況下/基本上依靠⋯➤traditionally傳統上依賴於⋯➤typically通常依賴於⋯VERB + RELY ON/UPON➤be forced to, have to, must被迫/不得不/必須依靠⋯◇people who are forced to rely on public transport / transportation被迫使用公共交通的人➤tend to往往依賴於⋯PREPOSITION➤for依靠⋯來⋯◇They relied entirely on these few weapons for their defence.他們完全依靠這幾件武器進行防禦。2. trust sb/sth信任ADVERB➤safely大可相信⋯◇You can safely rely on the report's conclusions.你大可相信該報告的結論。➤simply完全依賴◇Most historians simply rely on archives.大多數歷史學家完全依賴於檔案。➤generally通常依賴◇I generally rely on instinct when pairing wine and food.我通常依靠直覺來確定用什麼酒配什麼食物。VERB + RELY ON/UPON➤can可以相信⋯◇Who can you rely on these days?如今你可以相信誰呢?◇You can always rely on Holly to say the wrong thing.霍莉總是說錯話,這一點兒不假。◇The party could no longer rely on its traditional supporters.該政黨已不能再依靠其傳統的支持者了。PREPOSITION➤for指望⋯給予⋯◇I couldn't rely on John for information.我不能指望約翰提供信息。