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re·ly AHD[rĭ-līʹ] D.J.[rɪˈlaɪ]K.K.[rɪˈlaɪ]v.intr.（不及物动词）re.lied, re.ly.ing, re.lies - To be dependent for support, help, or supply:依靠：依赖于支撑、帮助或供应：relies on her parents for tuition.她的学费依赖于父母
- To place or have faith or confidence:指望：以对…有信心或信仰：relied on them to tell him the truth.他指望他们来告诉他真相
- Middle English relien [to rally] 中古英语 relien [重振旗鼓]
- from Old French relier 源自 古法语 relier
- from Latin religāre [to bind fast] 源自 拉丁语 religāre [紧紧地绑住]
- re- [re-] re- [前缀，表“后退，回应”]
- ligāre [to bind] * see leig- ligāre [捆绑] * 参见 leig-
reliʹer n.（名词）rely, trust, depend, reckon- These verbs share the meaning "to place or have faith or confidence in someone or something.”这些动词都有“对某人或某物有信仰或信心”的意思。
- Rely implies complete confidence: Rely 意味着完全的信心： "You are the only woman I can rely on to be interested in her" (John Galsworthy).“你是我唯一指望对她有兴趣的女人” （约翰·加尔斯沃塞）。
- Trust stresses confidence arising from belief that is often based on inconclusive evidence: Trust 常强调基于没有说服力的证据的信仰产生的信心： "We must try to trust one another. Stay and cooperate" (Jomo Kenyatta). “我们必须试图相互信任。留下来并且相互合作” （约莫·肯亚塔）。 "I don't think I could trust myself to speak to him about it" (Booth Tarkington). “我认为我不能对他谈论这件事” （布施·塔金顿）。 Prepare yourself thoroughly for the performance;then trust in your talent to carry you through.为演出作好充分的准备；然后相信自己的才华能克服一切困难。
- Depend implies confidence in the help or support of another: Depend 意味着对另一个人的帮助或支持有信心： Synthetic fuels should be developed;应该发展合成燃料；it is foolhardy to depend on Middle Eastern countries for our oil supplies.把我们的石油供应都依赖于中东国家是鲁莽的。
- Reckon implies a sense of confident expectancy: Reckon 指有自信的期望： "He reckons on finding a woman as big a fool as himself" (George Meredith).“他期望发现一个和他一样傻的女人” （乔治·梅雷蒂斯）
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