英 [dɪˈpendəb(ə)l] 美 [dɪˈpendəb(ə)l]
adj. 可靠的，可信赖的
dependable /dɪˈpɛndəbəl/
形容词 If you say that someone or something is dependable, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do. 可靠的
He was a good friend, a dependable companion.
他是个好朋友，一个可以信赖的同伴。
可靠的
... devoted 有献身精神的 dependable 可靠的 diplomatic 老练的，有技巧（strategy）的 ...
... devoted有献身精神的 dependable真实的 diplomatic纯熟的，有计谋的 ...
... 同本义[prosperous;well-to-do;well-off] 真实;诚实 [true;dependable;honest] 实（实、寔）shí ...
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dependent 依靠的；从属的；取决于…的
dependably 值得信任地
depend 依赖，依靠；取决于；相信，信赖
可靠的，可信赖的；可信任的
reliable / responsible / tried / honest / safe
He was a good friend, a dependable companion.
他是个好朋友，一个可以信赖的同伴。
He was dependable, straightforward, the boy next door.
他是个可靠、坦率的邻家男孩儿。
She is a dependable companion.
她是一位可靠的伴侣。
One of the drivers found the car's directions to be more exact and dependable than those from a human passenger.
VOA : special.2009.11.03
Doctor Yeh says tests with human blood can produce the wrong results, so they are not dependable.
VOA : special.2009.08.03
Scientists have been working to produce a dependable test for the disease in the living.
VOA : special.2011.02.08
That being said, it is one of the more dependable, consistent breaks on the North Shore.
Irish accents, for example, as well as softly-spoken Scottish accents, are perceived as reliable and dependable.
Like the Internet itself, some are more dependable than others, and a few are downright misleading.