考研英语词汇复习（39）：dep... 考研英语词汇复习（39） depend on、rely on、 rest on、count on、reckon on fall back on 佳中 depend on / upon rely on / upon rest on / upon count on / upon reckon on / upon 这组短语都可表示“依靠”、“指望”的意思。 1) Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, while the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct. （人类的行为通常是后天学习的产物,而动物的行为主要取决于本能。） 2) The manufacturers should rely on the advance in technology and the superb quality of after-sale service to win the customers in the market. （生产厂家应该依靠科技进步和一流的售后服务赢得了国内外众多用户的市场。） 3) Bille Holiday’s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability to give emotional depth to her songs. （作为著名的爵士歌唱家的Bille Holiday名声在于她能将感情放到她的歌之中。） 4) You can never reckon on / count on his promises. He is always letting others down. （你永远不能指望他的诺言，他总是让别人失望。） fall back on “转而依靠”，指有另外的东西可以依靠备用。 1）A fixed amount of money should be reserved so that we can fall back on it in case of emergence. （应该留出一定固定数量的钱,这样万一出现急用我们就可以依靠这钱笔。） 2) If the new method does not work, we’ll have to fall back on the old one. （如果新方法不行的话,我们将不得不依靠老方法。） dependent dependable dependent 形容词短语 dependent on/ upon 用法相当于动词短语depend on / upon。 1) Good crops are dependent on the right kind of weather. （好的收成要靠好的天气。） 2) Bill is out of work and he has to be dependent on his wife’s earnings. （比尔失业了,他不得不依赖于他的妻子的收入生活。） dependable “可靠的”，用于人表示忠诚可靠，用于物指质量、性能可靠。 1) Dick is the most dependable of my friends. You can fully dependent on him. （迪克是我最值得信赖的朋友，你可以完全指望他。） 2) You can rest assured that our product is absolutely dependable. （你们可以放心,我们的产品是绝对可靠的。） 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/52c15277084c2e3f5727a5e9856a561253d32171.html