1、depend
取决(于);有赖(于)
The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato.
所需的烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。
What happened later would depend on his talk with De Solina.
日后之事将有赖于他与德索利纳的谈话结果。
依靠;依赖
They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him.
他们或许讨厌他的营生,但他们要想活下来必须依靠他。
He depended on his writing for his income.
他靠写作赚取收入。
取决于;根据;由…决定
I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family.
根据家庭的不同,我往往会给出不同的答案。
People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them.
该国其他地区的人们庆祝独立的时间甚至更晚,这要取决于有关国会决定的消息何时传到了他们那里。
2、execution
将…处死;将…正法
He was executed by lethal injection earlier today.
他于今天早些时候被注射处死。
One group claimed to have executed the American hostage.
一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
完成,表演(高难度动作)
I executed the hairpin turn high on the sheer western face of the mountains.
我在山脉西侧陡峭的高处成功地急转弯。
The landing was skilfully executed.
熟练地完成了着陆。
制作,创作(艺术品)
Morris executed a suite of twelve drawings in 1978.
莫里斯在1978年创作了由12幅画组成的一组作品。
A well-executed shot of a tall ship is a joy to behold.
欣赏优秀的高桅横帆船摄影作品是种乐趣。