1. 依靠的;依赖的
To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
e.g. The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction...
当地经济过于依赖石油和天然气的开采。
e.g. Up to two million people there are dependent on food aid...
那里有多达 200 万人口依靠食品援助。
2. 取决（于…）的;有赖（于…）的
If one thing is dependent on another, the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
e.g. The results you get from weight training are largely dependent upon how you use those weights and what type of exercise programme you follow.
举重训练的效果在很大程度上取决于如何使用那些举重器械以及遵照何种锻炼方案。
e.g. The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay.
对不孕不育的治疗很大程度上视乎夫妇的经济能力。
3. see also: dependant