你可以信賴杰斯林。
You can always rely on Jim, he won't fail you.

你可以永遠信任吉姆,他不會讓你失望的。
You can rely on me for help.

你可指望我來幫忙。
You may rely upon my early arrival.

你放心好了,我會早到的。
You may rely upon his words absolutely, for he always speaks the truth.

你可以絕對信賴他的話,因為他總是說老實話。
You can't rely on the weather.

天氣是靠不住的。
You should rely on your own efforts.

你應該靠自己的努力。
I relied on the map but it was wrong.

我依靠這張地圖,但它是錯的。
I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise, don't rely on it.

我愿意和你一起去,但這不是允諾,別指望我一定去。
The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.

這個城鎮全靠季節性的旅游業提供就業機會。
Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on mainland.

香港的繁榮在很大程度上依賴于大陸。
This young man cannot be relied on.

這個年輕人不可靠。
He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.

他已表明,在緊要關頭他是可以信賴的。
He can always be relied upon for help.

他的幫助總是靠得住的。
We know such people are not to be relied upon.

我們知道這種人是靠不住的。
This story cannot be relied upon.

這話可靠不住。 rely on (sb/sb's/sth) v-ing
Don't rely on going abroad for our holiday, we may not be able to afford it.

不要指望去國外度假,我們可能負擔不起費用。
Don't rely on going to Japan.

別指望你能去日本。
We rely on his finishing the work today.

我們信賴他今天能完工。
Don't rely on me going to Japan.

別指望我去日本。 rely on〔upon〕 sb to-v
I rely upon you to finish the work on time.

我相信你會準時完成這項工作的。
They relied on us to do our best. We mustn't let them down.

他們期待我們會作出最大的努力。我們不能辜負他們的期望。
We can rely on our children to do such work.

這樣的工作我們可以放心地讓孩子們去做。
They cannot be relied on to offer much support or advice.

不能指望他們提供很多支持和意見。