靠[kào] 基本解释：
新英汉大词典：
- 靠[kào]
- 动词- （凭借别的东西的支持立着或竖起来; 倚靠） lean against [on]:
lean a ladder against a wall;把梯子靠在墙上
sit back to back;背靠背坐着
- （接近; 挨近） get close to; be near to:The ship has docked.船已经靠码头了。
The sanatorium stands by the sea.疗养院靠海。
- （依靠） depend on; rely on:rely on one's own efforts;靠自已的努力
A man's success depends chiefly on himself.一个人的成功主要靠自已。
- （信赖） trust:reliable; trustworthy;可靠
He is a man to be relied upon.; He is reliable.他这人靠得住。
- 介词- （沿着） (keep) to; (get) near:
All vehicles should keep to the right.车辆一律靠右走。
- （凭; 根据） by; by dint of; on:by the sweat of one's brow;靠辛勤劳动
by one's wits;靠小聪明
以上内容来源于：《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法：
He persuaded them to join him by the sheer magnetism of his personality.
Most plants propagate by seed.
We finished the job all by ourselves.
Many a rich businessman reached the top by trampling on others in the most brutal way.
He took the palm by perseverance.
He propped his bicycle up against the fence.
He earns a living by hunting.
He had to support his family with his meager income.
靠的其他解释: