rely

believe, trust, confide, rely

depend, rely

动词 rely:

1. have confidence or faith in
   同义词：trust, swear, bank

1. They have to rely on the river for their water.
   他们用水只好依靠这条河。
2. I think I can come, but don't rely on it.
   我想我能来，但还说不定。
3. We are relying on your decision.
   我们相信你的判断。

re.ly

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：
例句：
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：
例句：
relied on them to tell him the truth.
他指望他们来告诉他真相

来源：
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 relig3re [to bind fast]
源自 拉丁语 relig3re [紧紧地绑住]
re- [re-]
re- [前缀，表.后退，回应.]
lig3re [to bind] * see leig-
lig3re [捆绑] *参见 leig-

【引伸】
reli.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>rely,trust,depend,reckonThese 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：
例句：
.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：
例句：
.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）。

例句：
.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）。

例句：
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：
例句：
Synthetic fuels should be developed;
应该发展合成燃料；

例句：
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：
例句：
.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）