1、depend on+某人或某物
Whether we’ll go camping depends on the weather. 我們是否去野營(yíng)要看天氣。
I haven’t got a car, so I have to depend on the buses. 我沒有汽車,所以我得乘公共汽車。
有時(shí)可在某人或某物后用介詞 for。如:
We depend on the radio for news. 我們靠收音機(jī)聽新聞。
Children depend on their parents for food and clothing. 兒童的衣食靠父母。
2、depend on+某人或某物+不定式或動(dòng)名詞
I’m depending on you to do the work. 我指望你做這工作。
You can never depend on him [his] arriving on time. 你決不能指望他能準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)。
You can’t depend on the train arriving on time. 千萬不要認(rèn)為火車能正點(diǎn)到達(dá)。