趴趴兵营之同型词归类57

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本期词汇：
depend on/upon sth • rest on sth • hinge on/upon sth • hang on sth
These words all mean to be affected or decided by sth.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

► It depends (on)/rests on/​hinges on what/​how/​who/​where/​whether…
► a case depends on/​rests on/​hinges on sth
► to entirely/​solely/​largely/​mainly/​partly/​ultimately depend on/​rest on sth
► It all depends on/​hinges on sth.


depend on sth , depend upon sth phrasal verb ( not used in the progressive tenses )
to be affected or decided by sth
We might need more food, depending on how many people turn up.
In informal English, it is quite common to say depend rather than depend on before words like what, how or whether : It depends what you mean by ‘hostile’.
In formal written English, depend should always be followed by on or upon : It depends on how you define the term ‘hostile’. Upon is more formal and less frequent than on .
In spoken English you can also say that depends or it (all) depends when you are not certain about sth because other things have to be considered: ( spoken ) ‘Is he coming?’ ‘That depends. He may not have the time.’ ◇ I don't know if we can help — it all depends.

rest on sth phrasal verb ( especially written )
(especially of a decision, argument or what happens in the future) to be based on sth; to depend on sth
His artistic fame rested primarily on the series of paintings he did of Queen Victoria.
Rest on sth is used especially to talk about the reasons for a decision or judgement and whether it is based on true facts: The argument/case/decision/evidence/theory rests on sth. You can also say that sb/sth's fame , future or hopes rest on sth .

hinge on sth , hinge upon sth phrasal verb ( especially written , [strike][/strike]especially journalism )
(of an action or result) to depend on sth
His success hinged on how well he did at the interview.
Hinge on/upon sth is often used when people are talking about results, for example of talks , an election , a debate , a case or a match .

hang on sth phrasal verb ( rather informal )
to depend on sth
A lot hangs on this decision.
Hang on sth is usually used in the third person, and in the present tense. Typical subjects are everything, it all, a lot and sb's reputation .

depend on  sth
1 依赖, 依靠 2 相信; 信赖 3 随…而定
  
rest on  sth
1 搁在〔支撑在〕…上 2 依赖于, 寄托于…上, 基于 3 接触到; 达到; 朝向; (使)落在…上

hinge on  sth
取决于…, 以…为转移
  
hang on  sth
1 紧紧抓住 2 坚持下去 3 等候
  

We might need more food, depending on how many people turn up.
我们可能需要更多的食物，这取决于有多少人将会出现。

His artistic fame rested primarily on the series of paintings he did of Queen Victoria.
他的艺术声誉，主要在于对他的一系列维多利亚女王的绘画。

His success hinged on how well he did at the interview.
他的成功取决于他的面试表现的多么好。

A lot hangs on this decision.
很多人支持这个决定。

depend on sth , depend upon sth phrasal verb ( not used in the progressive tenses )
依靠某事，依赖某事：词组动词（通常不用在进行时中）
to be affected or decided by sth
被影响或由某事决定
We might need more food, depending on how many people turn up.
我们可能需要更多的食物，这取决于有多少人到来。
In informal English, it is quite common to say depend rather than depend on before words like what, how or whether : It depends what you mean by ‘hostile’.
在不正式的英语中，在象what、how或whether等词之前说depend而不是depend on是十分常见的：这依赖于你的意思是由“敌对”所表达的。
In formal written English, depend should always be followed by on or upon : It depends on how you define the term ‘hostile’. Upon is more formal and less frequent than on .
在正式的书面英语中，depend后面将总是跟随着on或upon：这取决于你如何定义词“hostile”。upon比on更正式且更少见。
In spoken English you can also say that depends or it (all) depends when you are not certain about sth because other things have to be considered:
在口语中，因为不得不考虑的其他事情，当你不确定某事时你也能说that depend或it（all）depends
( spoken ) ‘Is he coming?’ ‘That depends. He may not have the time.’ ◇ I don't know if we can help — it all depends.
（口语）“他来了吗？”“不确定，他可能没有时间。”◇ 我不知道是否我们能帮助你----它取决定于……。