■接名詞。如：

You can’t rely on his assistance. 你不能依靠他的幫助。

If we are to succeed, we must rely on the masses. 我們要成功必須依靠群眾。

Can I rely on your support in this election? 在此次選舉中你能支持我嗎?

One can rely on the prudence of his decisions. 可以相信他所作的決定, 都是非常英明的。

Don’t rely on his memory—he’s a bit of a dreamer. 不要相信他的記憶力——他有點(diǎn)神不守舍的。

You can rely on your solicitor’s professionalism in dealing with the house purchase. 你盡可依靠律師處理購(gòu)房事宜。

■接代詞。如：　　

We should rely on ourselves. 我們應(yīng)當(dāng)依靠自己。

He grew increasingly to rely on her. 他越來(lái)越依賴她了。

My car’s a law unto itself—I can’t rely on it. 我的汽車自行其是——靠不住了。

■接動(dòng)名詞。如：　　

I relied on you(r) coming early. 我指望你早來(lái)。

■接sb to do sth。如：　　

You can rely on us to help you. 你可以依靠我們幫助你。

I rely on you to set a good example. 我全靠你來(lái)樹(shù)立個(gè)好榜樣。

You can rely on me to keep your secret. 你盡管相信我一定為你保密。

A mime must rely on gesture to tell a story. 啞劇演員必須靠手勢(shì)來(lái)講述故事。

We relied on our resources to buy the house. 我們靠積蓄買了這幢房子。

I rely on the train to take me to and from work each day. 我每天靠火車上下班。

Don’t rely on him to do anything he’s just a talker. 什么事都不要依靠他——他光會(huì)說(shuō)空話。

這樣用時(shí)有時(shí)用于被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。如：　　

She cannot be relied on to tell the truth. 別指望她能說(shuō)真話。

■接賓語(yǔ)從句。如：　　

She had to rely on whatever books she could find there. 她不得不依靠她在那里能找到的書(shū)。

■若后接that從句作賓語(yǔ)，要用rely on it that…這樣的形式。如：　　

You may rely on it that he will come to meet you. 你放心，他會(huì)來(lái)接你的。　　

比較同義句：　　

You can rely on me to keep your secret.　　

=You can rely on me [my] keeping your secret.　　

=You can rely on it that I will keep your secret. 　　

你盡管相信，我一定會(huì)為你保密。　　

（主要內(nèi)容摘自《英語(yǔ)常用詞匯多用途詞典》）