1. depend: if something depends on a
fact, result, decision etc., it is not fixed or decided because it will change
if the fact, result, decision etc changes
例：
it depends how/where/what etc.
I might not be able to go to France—it
depends how much it costs. （我可能去不了法國，去不去得了得看去法國總共得花多少錢。）
it depends/that depends (=say this when your decision may change according to what happens)（備注："it depends/that
depends"常用于口語中。）
"Are you going to apply for that
job?" "Well, it depends."（-你會不會去應征那份工作？ -嗯，看情況吧。）
it all depends (=say this to emphasize that you cannot be certain about something)（備注："it all depends"常用于口語中。）
We still don't know whether we'll have to
move to a new house or not - it all depends. （我們還不確定是否會搬家，得看情況，不一定。）
depend on
The amount I earn depends on the kind of
work I'm doing. （我賺多少錢取決于我做什么工種。）
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2. according to: if something is
done according to particular facts, a particular situation etc, these affect
the way it is done
例：
Telephone charges vary according to the
time of day. （根據(jù)時段不同電話費有所不同。）
The students were grouped according to age
and ability. （學生們被根據(jù)年齡和能力分組。）
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3. depending on something: use this
to say that what will happen or what you do will change according to what
happens in another situation
例：
Inflation goes up and down depending on the
state of the economy. （根據(jù)經(jīng)濟情況的不同，通貨膨脹會有起伏。）
In many languages there are different words
for "you" depending on who you are talking to. （很多語言中，根據(jù)說話對象的不同，“你”有不同的說法。）
I kept getting different answers depending
on who I asked. （問的人不同，我得到的答案也不同。）
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4. be determined by: if the quality
or nature of something is determined by other things, it depends on those
things for how it is made
例：
The color of the rock is determined by the
type of mineral present in it. （巖石的顏色是由巖石里礦物質(zhì)的種類決定的。）
The ultimate flavor of the cheese variety
is determined by the length of time it is allowed to mature. （芝士最終的風味是由成熟期的長短決定的。）
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5. be dictated by: if a decision,
choice, or result is dictated by something, it depends very strongly on it, and
leaves no choice for the people involved
例：
A country's choice of export products is
dictated by geography, climate, and natural resources. （一個國家可以出口什么是由該國的地理、氣候和自然資源這些因素決定的。）
Any development in the city center is
dictated by the city's historic preservation laws. （市中心的發(fā)展計劃都受制于該城市的歷史遺跡保護法。）
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6. be based on: if one decision,
situation, calculation etc is based on another, the second is the main thing
upon which the first decision etc depends
例：
Your pension will be based on the amount
that you are earning when you retire. （退休時的工資狀況將決定退休金的多少。）
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7. be riding on: if something
important such as money or success is riding on the result of something else,
it depends on it
例：
It's really stressful when you know that
your whole future may be riding on this one interview. （一想到將來怎樣全都取決于這一場面試，真的壓力很大。）
Boxing has become big business, with a huge
amount of money riding on the outcome of a fight. （一場拳擊賽的結果決定一大筆錢的流向，因此拳擊已經(jīng)成了個大產(chǎn)業(yè)。）
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