count on

依靠；指望

count on的意思

verb

1. judge to be probable

Synonym: calculateestimatereckonfigureforecast

1. 期望;预计
If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.

e.g. The government thought it could count on the support of the trades unions...
政府认为可以指望获得工会的支持。
e.g. I'll be back. You can count on it...
我会回来的。你要相信。

2. 指望;依靠;依赖
If you count on someone or count upon them, you rely on them to support you or help you.

count on的反义词

e.g. Don't count on Lillian...
别指望莉莲。
e.g. I can always count on you to cheer me up...
你总能使我振作起来。

We can't count on the good weather lasting.(我们不能指望这样好的天气会持久。)

He is at the end of his resources, too. Don't count on him for help.(他也束手无策，别指望他帮助啦。)

Few people can count on having a job for life.(几乎没有人能指望一辈子都干一个工作。)

Retail stores usually count on the Christmas season to make up to half of their annual profits.(零售商店通常指望圣诞节期间来赚取一半的年利润。)

The clergyman had risen, and holding out his hand, he said cordially: "I shall count on you next winter, neighbor."(牧师站起身来，伸出手来，热诚地说：“明年冬天，我希望你会下山来，邻居。”)

You can count on me to get one for you.(可以由我来帮你拿一个。)

For the rest of 2009, you can count on the planet Jupiter to mark Capricornus' whereabouts in the sky for you.(在2009年剩余的其他日子里，你可以根据木星来找到摩羯座在天空中的位置。)

But nobody can count on impunity.(但是，没有罪犯能指望逃脱惩罚。)

He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business.(他马上就认识到在这件事上你不能指望任何事物。)

He can certainly count on us to be in the room with a paddle in hand.(他当然可以指望我们在房间里手里拿着球拍。)