●rely on/upon sb/sth1. need sb/sth需要ADVERB➤heavily, a lot, strongly嚴重/非常/特別依賴⋯◇countries that rely heavily on food aid嚴重依賴食物援助的國家➤completely, entirely, exclusively, solely完全依靠⋯;單純依靠⋯◇I advise you to think rationally and not to rely solely on your intuition.我建議你進行理性思考,不要單純依靠直覺。➤increasingly越來越依靠⋯➤largely, mainly, mostly, primarily很大程度上/主要/大部份情況下/基本上依靠⋯➤traditionally傳統上依賴於⋯➤typically通常依賴於⋯VERB + RELY ON/UPON➤be forced to, have to, must被迫/不得不/必須依靠⋯◇people who are forced to rely on public transport / transportation被迫使用公共交通的人➤tend to往往依賴於⋯PREPOSITION➤for依靠⋯來⋯◇They relied entirely on these few weapons for their defence.他們完全依靠這幾件武器進行防禦。2. trust sb/sth信任ADVERB➤safely大可相信⋯◇You can safely rely on the report's conclusions.你大可相信該報告的結論。➤simply完全依賴◇Most historians simply rely on archives.大多數歷史學家完全依賴於檔案。➤generally通常依賴◇I generally rely on instinct when pairing wine and food.我通常依靠直覺來確定用什麼酒配什麼食物。VERB + RELY ON/UPON➤can可以相信⋯◇Who can you rely on these days?如今你可以相信誰呢?◇You can always rely on Holly to say the wrong thing.霍莉總是說錯話,這一點兒不假。◇The party could no longer rely on its traditional supporters.該政黨已不能再依靠其傳統的支持者了。PREPOSITION➤for指望⋯給予⋯◇I couldn't rely on John for information.我不能指望約翰提供信息。