1、depend
取決(于);有賴(于)
The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato.
所需的烹飪時(shí)間取決于土豆的大小。
What happened later would depend on his talk with De Solina.
日后之事將有賴于他與德索利納的談話結(jié)果。
依靠;依賴
They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him.
他們或許討厭他的營(yíng)生，但他們要想活下來必須依靠他。
He depended on his writing for his income.
他靠寫作賺取收入。
視情形而定;看情況
'But how long can you stay in the house?' – 'I don't know. It depends.'.
“但你能在這所房子里呆多久呢？”——“我不知道，這要看情況。”
It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it?
“這全視乎你對(duì)朋克搖滾樂的定義，不是嗎？”
2、assume
假定;以為;假設(shè)
It is a misconception to assume that the two continents are similar.
關(guān)于這兩塊大陸相似的假設(shè)是一種誤解。
If the package is wrapped well, we assume the contents are also wonderful.
如果包裝精美，我們就會(huì)認(rèn)為里面裝的也是好東西。
掌管，奪取，取得（權(quán)力）；承擔(dān)（責(zé)任）
Mr Cross will assume the role of Chief Executive with a team of four directors.
克勞斯先生將出任首席執(zhí)行官，手下有4位經(jīng)理。
If there is no president, power will be assumed by the most extremist forces.
如果沒有主席，權(quán)力就會(huì)落入最極端的過激分子手中。
表現(xiàn)出（某種表情）；裝出，做出（某種樣子）
He contented himself by assuming an air of superiority.
他表現(xiàn)出一副高高在上的樣子以獲得自我滿足。
Prue assumed a placatory tone of voice.
普呂以一種安慰人的語氣說話。