rely on

英 [rɪˈlaɪ ɒn]

美 [rɪˈlaɪ ɑːn]

v. 依靠; 信赖

Oxford 3000

同义词辨析

depend on bank on count on reckon on rely on【导航词义：依赖】

depend onphr. v. 依靠，依赖

〔辨析〕

指依赖他人或某物给予的帮助和支持而得以生存或取得成功，常可与 rely on 换用。

〔例证〕

He depends/relies on his mother's state pension.
他靠母亲的国家养老金维持生活。
This country depends/relies heavily on imports.
这个国家非常依赖进口。
We depend/rely on him to help us meet deadlines.
我们指望他帮助我们按时完工。

bank onphr. v. 依靠，指望

〔辨析〕

指希望某事发生或某人做某事，常可与 count on 换用。

〔例证〕

Improve yourself rather than banking/counting on the defeat of your rivals.
要提高你自己而不是指望着对手失败。
I was banking/counting on getting some rest on the train.
我还指望着在火车上休息会儿呢。
My father is banking/counting on me to pay his debts.
我爸爸指望着我帮他还债。

count onphr. v. 依靠，指望

〔辨析〕

尤指在困难的情况下依靠某人或某事。

〔例证〕

You can count on him.
你可以信赖他。
You might get the refund, but don't count on it.
也许你能拿回退款，但是别太指望这事。

reckon onphr. v. 〈英〉指望

〔辨析〕

特指在制订计划时，希望某事可以发生。

〔例证〕

The candidate was reckoning on getting at least 70% of the votes.
那位候选人希望能获得至少70%的选票。
The commission was reckoning on a profit of more than 1 million yuan a year.
委员会指望每年能盈利逾一百万元。

rely onphr. v. 依赖

〔辨析〕

指为了生存或生活而依赖某事。

〔例证〕

This country relies heavily on the humanitarian aid of several developed countries.
这个国家主要依靠几个发达国家的人道主义援助。
We relied on computers to do this work.
过去我们依赖电脑来做这项工作。

牛津词典

以上各词均含相信、信任、信赖之义。
These words all mean to believe that sb/sth will do what you hope or expect of them or that what they tell you is correct or true.
指相信、信任、信赖：
to believe that sb is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that sth is true or correct
1. You can trust me not to tell anyone.
  你可以相信我不会跟任何人讲。
2. Don't trust what you read in the newspapers!
  别相信你在报纸上读到的！
（常与can/cannot/could/could not连用）指相信、信赖、指望：
(often used with can/cannot/could/could not ) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, to do the right thing, or to be true or correct
1. He was the sort of person you could depend on.
  他是你可以信赖的人。
2. Can you depend on her version of what happened?
  你能相信她对所发生事情的描述吗？
（尤与can/cannot/could/could not和should/should not连用）指信任、信赖：
(used especially with can/cannot/could/could not and should/should not ) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, or to be honest, correct or good enough
1. Can I rely on you to keep this secret?
  我能相信你会保守这个秘密吗？
2. You can't rely on any figures you get from them.
  你不能相信从他们那儿得到的任何数据。
（常与can/cannot/could/could not连用）指可否信赖、依靠、指望（某人做某事）、确信（某事会发生）：
(often used with can/cannot/could/could not ) to be sure that sb will do what you need them to do, or that sth will happen as you want it to happen
1. I'm counting on you to help me.
  我就靠你帮我啦。
2. We can't count on the good weather lasting.
  我们不能指望这样好的天气会持久。
指信赖、信任、相信某人会成功：
to feel that you can trust sb and/or that they will be successful
1. They need a leader they can believe in.
  他们需要一个可以信赖的领导。

英英释义

verb

be dependent on, as for support or maintenance
1. elderly parents often depend on their adult children
Synonym:depend on
put trust in with confidence
1. she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough
2. you can rely on his discretion
Synonym:depend ondepend uponrely upon

双语例句

Lenders rely on the misplaced loyalty of existing borrowers to make their profit
放贷人指望现有借贷人的盲目忠诚来谋求利益。
Context and problems: You are in an ecosystem with service consumers that rely on you for services.
环境和问题：您与依赖您提供服务的服务使用者处于一个生态系统中。
We are grown-up now, we can't rely on our parents for support.
我们都长大了，总不能仰给父母一辈吧。
He can rely on my support when the crunch comes
关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。
We rely on your financial support.
我们仰赖您的资助。
I know I can rely on you to sort it out
我相信你会把它解决好的。
We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.
我们不得不依靠指南针和不错的运气找到这儿来。
In the future, Mr. Fernandes says, he won't rely on others to handle this.
费尔南德斯先生说，今后他不会再依赖别人处理这种事。
I don't know if I can rely on him, but I'm willing to take a gamble.
我不知道是否能信任他，不过我愿冒一下险。
Once customers come to rely on these systems they almost never take their business elsewhere
顾客一旦依赖上这些系统，几乎就不会光顾其他商家。