They have to rely on the river for their water.

他们用水只好依靠这条河。

A man should rely upon his own power.

人类应该依靠自身的力量。

You can't rely on his assistance.

你不能指望他能帮助你。

We are relying on your decision.

我们相信你的判断。

I rely on getting my money back in due time.

我相信到期时可以收回我的钱。

As babies, we rely entirely on others for food.

在婴儿时期，我们完全依赖别人喂食。

These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work.

现在，我们在很大程度上依赖电脑来安排我们的工作。

The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low.

这一产业靠的是原料便宜，不涨价。

You should rely on your own judgement.

你应该相信你自己的判断。

You can rely on me to keep your secret.

你可以相信我一定会为你保守秘密。

He can't be relied on to tell the truth.

不能指望他说真话。

They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers...

他们非常依赖职业咨询师提供的建议。

The Association relies on member subscriptions for most of its income.

这个协会的收入大部分来自会员的入会费。

I know I can rely on you to sort it out...

我相信你会把它解决好的。

The Red Cross are relying on us.

红十字会信赖我们。

It would be better to rely on ourselves than on others.

与其求人,何如求己.

Don't rely on going to Japan.

别指望能去日本.

I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise, don't rely on it.

我愿意和你一起去,但这不是允诺, 别指望我一定去.

Don't rely on going abroad for our holiday, we may not be able to afford it.

不要指望去国外度假, 我们可能负担不起费用.

You can't rely on the weather being fine for anything you plan in England.

在英国你无论计划干什么事都不要指望会碰上好天气.

In default of experts'help, we shall have to rely on our own efforts.

没有专家的帮助, 我们将只得依靠自己的力量.

You cannot rely on her; for instance, she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.

她这人靠不住, 例如昨天一个重要会议, 她迟到了一个小时.

We don't rely on blessings from Heaven.

我们不靠老天保佑.

Now ( that ) you are grown up, you should not rely on your parents.

既然你长大了, 就不应该依靠你的父母.

You can't rely on the weather.

天气是靠不住的.

He is not the man to promise you the moon. You may rely on him.

他不是一个说空话的人, 你可以依靠他.

Don't always rely on others to understand and sympathize.

不要老是指望别人的理解和同情.

I can rely on his secrecy.

我相信他不会泄漏秘密.

You should rely on your own efforts.

你应该靠自己的努力.

The days when the Chinese people had to rely on imported oil are gone forever.

中国人民依靠洋油的日子已经一去不复返了.

The bottom line, he said, is that altruism may rely on a basic understanding that others hae motiations and actions that may be similar to our own.

他说, 底线是利他主义可能是基于这样的基本认识:别人也有和我们自己近似的动机和行为.

You can always rely on Jim, he won't fail you.

你可以永远信任吉姆, 他不会让你失望的.

We rely on his finishing the work today.

我们信赖他今天能完工.

Don't rely on me going to Japan.

别指望我去日本.

We mustn't rely on sheer enthusiasm and substitute our personal feelings for policy.

我们不能仅凭着热情而用感情去代替政策.

rely on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

信赖,依赖 depend upon with confidence; look for help
rely on sb/sth

You can rely upon Jacelin.

你可以信赖杰斯林。

You can always rely on Jim, he won't fail you.

你可以永远信任吉姆,他不会让你失望的。

You can rely on me for help.

你可指望我来帮忙。

You may rely upon my early arrival.

你放心好了,我会早到的。

You may rely upon his words absolutely, for he always speaks the truth.

你可以绝对信赖他的话,因为他总是说老实话。

You can't rely on the weather.

天气是靠不住的。

You should rely on your own efforts.

你应该靠自己的努力。

I relied on the map but it was wrong.

我依靠这张地图,但它是错的。

I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise, don't rely on it.

我愿意和你一起去,但这不是允诺,别指望我一定去。

The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.

这个城镇全靠季节性的旅游业提供就业机会。

Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on mainland.

香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于大陆。

This young man cannot be relied on.

这个年轻人不可靠。

He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.

他已表明,在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。

He can always be relied upon for help.

他的帮助总是靠得住的。

We know such people are not to be relied upon.

我们知道这种人是靠不住的。

This story cannot be relied upon.

这话可靠不住。

rely on (sb/sb's/sth) v-ing

Don't rely on going abroad for our holiday, we may not be able to afford it.

不要指望去国外度假,我们可能负担不起费用。

Don't rely on going to Japan.

别指望你能去日本。

We rely on his finishing the work today.

我们信赖他今天能完工。

Don't rely on me going to Japan.

别指望我去日本。

rely on〔upon〕 sb to-v

I rely upon you to finish the work on time.

我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。

They relied on us to do our best. We mustn't let them down.

他们期待我们会作出最大的努力。我们不能辜负他们的期望。

We can rely on our children to do such work.

这样的工作我们可以放心地让孩子们去做。

They cannot be relied on to offer much support or advice.

不能指望他们提供很多支持和意见。

～+副词

• rely%20absolutely">rely absolutely绝对地依赖
• rely%20affectionately">rely affectionately充满深情地依赖
• rely%20calmly">rely calmly平静地依赖
• rely%20chiefly">rely chiefly主要依靠
• rely%20faithfully">rely faithfully忠实地依赖
• rely%20heavily">rely heavily大大地依赖
• rely%20humbly">rely humbly恭顺地依靠
• rely%20mainly">rely mainly主要依靠
• rely%20safely">rely safely放心地依靠
• rely%20trustfully">rely trustfully值得信赖地依靠

～+介词

• rely%20on%E3%80%94upon%E3%80%95">rely on〔upon〕依靠,依仗
• rely%20on%20one%27s%20assistance">rely on one's assistance依靠帮助
• rely%20on%20one%27s%20own%20effort">rely on one's own effort依靠自己的努力
• rely%20on%20one%27s%20parents%20for%20help">rely on one's parents for help依靠父母的帮助
• rely%20on%20the%20strength%20of">rely on the strength of依靠…的力量
• rely%20on%20the%20weather">rely on the weather依赖天气

• She had relied on that friendship too much and was lost without it.

  出自：E. Taylor

• She could rely on me to do exactly as I said I would.

  出自：D. Lessing

• Mother's massive double-volumed Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, ever to be relied on.

  出自：A. Price

• They relied on him for money.

  出自：A. Tyler

v.(动词)

1. rely的基本意思是“依赖,依靠,信任”,指根据以往的经验而寄托给某人充分信任或期待某事不落空。
2. rely是不及物动词,后面须接介词on〔upon〕,再接名词、代词、动名词或动词不定式作宾语补足语的复合结构。

v.(动词)

rely, bank, depend, reckon, trust

这组词都可表示“寄托充分信任”。其区别是：

rely一般指根据以往的经验而指望某人不会辜负希望或期待某事不落空; trust强调毫无保留地确信某人或某事在任何情况下都可靠,这种信任感不是来自经验或证据,而是凭直觉或感情,因此有可能落空; depend专指由于自身能力不足或缺乏自信心而依赖别人给予帮助或支持,同时主观认为这种依赖不会遭到拒绝; reckon指对人或物寄托主观的期待或指望,暗示怀有比depend更强的自信心; bank主要用于口语中,喻义强烈的信赖,就像充分相信银行一样。

rely on, depend on

这两者都表示“依靠”。其区别是：

1.depend on强调从这个人或这件事中很可能得到支持或帮助,而rely on强调凭以往的经验来判断是否可以相信或依赖。例如:

The success of the meeting depends largely on whether the chairman is efficient.

这个会议的成功很大程度上是依靠了 主席的能力。

They cannot be relied on to offer much support.

他们不指望得到更多的支持。

2.depend on着重指客观事实,诸如能力、财力等不得不“依靠”或“指望”; rely on常侧重从人品、感情方面“依赖”“信赖”。例如:

My wife and children depend on me.

我的妻子和孩子都得依靠我。

One can always rely on him to be polite and do the right thing.

人们都相信他会彬彬有礼,行事得体。

believe，trust，confide，rely

这些动词均含有“相信，信任”之意。

believe普通用词，常表示一种缓和、不太肯定的口气。

trust指绝对相信或信赖某人。

confide侧重忠诚可靠与可信赖。

rely指在相信的基础上可进一步依靠，着重可靠性。

depend，rely

这两个动词后跟on(upon)，均有“依赖、依靠”之意。

depend侧重指因自身能力不足或缺乏自信心而依靠他人或物给予帮助或支持。

rely通常包含着以前的经验证明对方是能依赖的意思。

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的relier，意为系牢，召集，强制；最初源自古典拉丁语的religare：re （强调） + ligare （捆），意为系紧。