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depending 音标拼音: [dɪp'ɛndɪŋ] 依靠 依靠 Depend \ De* pend"\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Depended}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Depending}.] [ F. d[' e] pendre, fr. L. depend? re; de- pend? re to hang. See { Pendant}.] 1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above. [ 1913 Webster] And ever- living lamps depend in rows. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court. [ 1913 Webster] You will not think it unnatural that those who have an object depending, which strongly engages their hopes and fears, should be somewhat inclined to superstition. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; -- followed by on or upon, formerly by of. [ 1913 Webster] The truth of God' s word dependeth not of the truth of the congregation. -- Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster] The conclusion . . . that our happiness depends little on political institutions, and much on the temper and regulation of our own minds. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] Heaven forming each on other to depend. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; -- with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour. [ 1913 Webster] But if you ' re rough, and use him like a dog, Depend upon it -- he ' ll remain incog. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 6. To impend. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
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