C1 取决于，由…来决定
influenced or decided by something
Whether I get into college or not is dependent on how good my grades are. 我能不能上大学要看我能考多少分。
Their livelihood is dependent on how many fish they're allowed to catch.
The results of the election are dependent on voter turnout.
Crop yields are dependent on whether there has been sufficient rain that year.
A lot is dependent on how much money we make and how quickly we make it.
See also: dependent adjective (DECIDED BY)
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- The amount of tax you pay is dependent on how much you earn.
- I don't know whether we're going yet - it's dependent on whether Carlo comes back in time.
- The amount of time you get off is dependent on how many hours you work.
- The sum that you can borrow is dependent on your salary.
- Whether we take a holiday or not is dependent on how much time Roger can take off from work.