decision
noun
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/decisionnoun(CHOICE)
B1[C]
achoicethat you make about something afterthinkingabout severalpossibilities:
决定;决策;选择She has had tomakesome verydifficultdecisions.她必须作出某些非常艰难的决定。
Thecompanywillreach/come to/makea decisionshortly.公司将很快作出决定。
Let me have a/yourdecision(=tellme what you havedecided)by nextweek.下周前把你的决定告诉我。
[+ to infinitive]It was his decisiontoleave.是他决定离开的。
The decisionabout/onwhether he isinnocentorguiltyrestswith thejury.他是否有罪要由陪审团来裁决。
We need to take a lot offactorsintoaccountinourdecision-making.我们决策时要考虑很多因素。
[+ that]Iacceptedhis decisionthathewishedtodiewithdignity.他希望死得有尊严,我同意他的选择。
- Thegovernmenthas come underfireforitsdecision toclosethemines.
- Thevillagersarefuriousabout the decision toclosetherailwaystation.
- We allarguedabout it forhoursandeventuallyarrivedat a decision.
- The decision has been made tomoveUNtroopsin totryandstopthefighting.
- Hewarnedagainst makinghastydecisions.
Decisions and deciding
- ascription
- balance
- be make or break forsomeone/somethingidiom
- be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
- choose
- clinch
- fight
- fish
- fix
- in the balanceidiom
- judgment call
- judicial review
- make or breaksomethingidiom
- make upyourmindidiom
- resolution
- toss up
- unadjudicated
- unelected
- volition
- volitional
decisionnoun(DECIDING QUICKLY)
[U]approving
theabilitytodecidequicklyand withoutpausingbecause you are notcertain:
果断,干脆;决断(力)Sheactedwithdecision,closingthebankaccountandcallingthepolice.她采取果断行动,冻结了银行账户并打电话报了警。
Synonym
decisiveness
Opposite
indecision
Decisions and deciding
- ascription
- balance
- be make or break forsomeone/somethingidiom
- be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
- choose
- clinch
- fight
- fish
- fix
- in the balanceidiom
- judgment call
- judicial review
- make or breaksomethingidiom
- make upyourmindidiom
- resolution
- toss up
- unadjudicated
- unelected
- volition
- volitional