Word · Frequency #1734
relying
依赖；依靠；信赖
relying is the present participle of rely.
To depend on or trust someone or something.
- 1.
To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
信任；信赖；依靠。
信任；信赖；依靠。；信赖；依赖；信任
In use
I rely on my friends for emotional support.
We rely on accurate data to make informed decisions.
She learned to rely on herself after moving abroad.
rely on/upon sb/sth
You can rely on her judgment.
你可以信赖她的判断。
rely on sb/sth to do sth
表示依赖某人或某物做某事。
We rely on the bus to get to work.
我们靠公交车上班。
rely on sb/sth for sth
表示在某个方面依赖。
She relies on her parents for financial support.
她依靠父母的经济支持。
Verb forms
base rely · third person relies · -ing relying · past relied · past participle relied
动词形式规则变化
Common mistakes
I rely you for help.I rely on you for help.
动词'rely'在英语中必须与介词'on'连用，不能直接跟宾语，而汉语'依赖'可以直接跟宾语。因此需添加'on'。
We rely in our team.We rely on our team.
介词'in'不能与'rely'搭配，正确的固定搭配是'rely on'，表示依赖或信任。汉语中常说'依靠于'，但英语固定搭配是'on'。
Connections
Collocations
- rely on
- 依赖，依靠
- You can rely on me to help you.你可以依赖我来帮你。
- rely heavily on
- 严重依赖
- The company relies heavily on its sales team.这家公司严重依赖其销售团队。
- rely solely on
- 完全依赖
- He relies solely on his savings to live.他完全依赖积蓄生活。
- rely on someone for support
- 依赖某人支持
- She relies on her parents for emotional support.她依赖父母的情感支持。
- rely on something to work
- 依赖某物运作
- The old machine relies on steam to work.这台旧机器依赖蒸汽运作。
- rely mainly on
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rely 谐音‘瑞来’，瑞象征吉祥，依赖吉祥之意。
Context & Register
中性语境；适用于正式写作和日常对话。通常用于表达信任或依赖，无特殊语域限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with rely (ending /laɪ/). Be cautious of other -ly words like 'only' (/ˈoʊnli/) or 'friendly' (/ˈfrɛndli/) which sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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