it/that dependsspokenDEPEND/IT DEPENDS used to say that you cannot give a definite answer to something because your answer will be affected by something else 那得看情况 ‘How long are you staying?’ ‘I don’t know; it depends.’ “你打算逗留多久?” “我不知道,得看情况。”
it depends who/what/how/whether etc You may take several months to reach your target weight – it depends how much you want to lose. 要达到目标体重也许需要几个月时间——这取决于你想减掉多少体重。
it/that depends• The arbitrator's decision is also meant to replace the reasons on which it depends.• However, that depends on a future legal decision.• And one that depends on government policies.• Whether they make it depends on how long it takes them to realize and step back.• At these outside shows it depends on the weather.• But second, it depends on what our selective-attention circuits select from all the sensations.• Well, that depends whether you'd rather shield them from such things or prepare them for it.
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