/dɪˈpend ||; dɪˈpɛnd/verb that 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。