depend多与on〔upon〕连用,只有当主语是it/that时,才可省略on〔upon〕,且只能接疑问词从句,其他情况都用作普通不及物动词。
例句：
The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study.
课程的内容取决于学生愿意学什么。
Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up.
我们是否需要更多的食物，这要视到场人数而定。
The success or failure of the plan depends on you.
这项计划的成败取决于你。
I don't want to depend too much on my parents.
我不想过度依靠父母。
Not unexpectedly, most local business depends on tourism.
并非出人意料的是，当地的大部分生意依靠旅游业。