/rɪˈlaɪ ||; rɪˈlaɪ/verb
[I] (present participlerelyingthird person singular presentrelies;past tensepast participlerelied)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。
rely/rIˋlaI; rIˈlaI/v relied , relying , relies rely on sb/sthphr v to trust or depend on someone or something [→ reliable] 信任﹐信赖﹔依靠﹐依赖: I knew I could rely on you. 我就知道我可以信赖你。rely on sb to do sth Can I rely on you to carry out my instructions? 我能相信你会执行我的命令吗?+for He relies on the Web for the latest score. 他靠网络来了解最新情况。
relyrelyreliesreliedrelyingverb (relies, relying, relied/, has relied)rely on somebodyor something1to need somebody or somethingsame meaningdepend on somebody or something: I rely on my parents for money.2to feel sure that somebody or something will do what they say they will do: You can rely on him to help you.The adjective is reliable.