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Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
取决于；依赖于
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取决于；依赖于
to depend on something
The success of the project hinges on our ability to work together.
这个项目的成功取决于我们合作的能力。
常与 on/upon 连用
用铰链连接或装备。
To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
依赖于某事。
To depend on something.
打制石片的远端断裂,其预期路径被过早截断,留下几乎垂直断裂的痕迹,而不是羽状的远端。
The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
用铰链连接
attach with a hinge
hinge
Base
原形
hinges
3rd person
第三人称单数
hingeing
-ing
现在分词
hinged
Past
过去式
hinged
Past participle
过去分词
The outcome hinges on your decision.
结果取决于你的决定。
The door was hinged to the frame.
门被铰接到门框上。
They are hingeing the cupboard door.
他们正在给柜门安装铰链。
规则动词，注意现在分词有两种拼写：hingeing 和 hinging。
Our decision will hinge on the results of the survey.
我们的决定将取决于调查结果。
The whole argument hinged on one key piece of evidence.
整个论点都依赖于一项关键证据。
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Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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