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单词 decide
释义
decide
verb
uk
/dɪˈsaɪd/us
/dɪˈsaɪd/
A2[IorT]
tochoosesomething,especiallyafterthinkingcarefullyabout severalpossibilities:
（尤指仔细考虑后）决定，决断，确定
They have to decide by nextFriday.他们必须在下周五前作出决定。
It doesn'tmatterto me which one we have - you decide.我不在乎给我们哪个——你来决定吧。
[+ to infinitive]In the end, we decidedtogo to thetheatre.最后我们决定去剧院。
[+ (that)]She decided(that)she wouldtraveltoIndia.她决定去印度。
[+ question word]I can't decidewhat to do.我不知道该怎么办。
He can't decidewhethertobuyit.他决定不了要不要把它买下来。
Thecommitteedecidedinfavourof(= made aformaljudgmenttochoose)thecheapestoption.委员会决定选用最经济的方案。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to choose or choose to do something
  • chooseThere are thirty-one flavours of ice cream to choose from.
  • pickHe's been picked for the school football team.
  • selectWe've selected three candidates.
  • opt (for)Mike's opted for early retirement.
  • decide (on)I've decided on blue walls for the bathroom.
  • go forUKI think I'll go for the chocolate cake.
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to decide
  • decideI've decided to move to Sweden.
  • fixUKThe price has been fixed at £10.
  • setHave you set a date for the wedding?
  • finalizeWe've chosen a venue for the wedding, but we haven't finalized the details yet.
  • settleOK then, we're going to Spain. That's settled.
  • settle on/uponHave you settled on a place to live yet?
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C2[T]
to be thereasonorsituationthat makes aparticularresulthappen:
决定（事情的结果），导致…的结果
Theweatherdecided theoutcomeof thetennismatch.天气状况决定了网球赛的结果。
Tim'smistakedecided thegame(=causedhim tolose).蒂姆的失误导致了那场比赛的失败。
More examples
  • Thejuryhas to decide whether apersonisguiltyorinnocentof acrime.
  • Stand thepaintingsagainst thewallwhile we decide where tohangthem.
  • They decided tomoveabroadand make afreshstart.
  • After agapof fiveyears, Jennifer decided to go back toworkfull-time.
  • Have you decided where you're going foryourholidaythisyear?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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
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Phrasal verb

decide onsomething/someone
(Definition ofdecidefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

decide| American Dictionary

decide
verb
us
/dɪˈsɑɪd/
tochoosebetween onepossibilityor another:
[T]I decided I wouldtryit.
[+ to infinitive]In the end, we decided to go to thetheater.
[+ question word]We’retryingto decide how toproceed.
[+ (that) clause]He decided (that) it was hisbusiness.
If something decides aresultin acompetition, itcausesthatresult:
[T]Amistakebyourteamdecided thegameagainst us.
A decidingfactoris something soimportantthat itforcesaparticulardecision:
The decidingfactorinchoosingthisschoolwas that it wasfarfromhome.
(Definition ofdecidefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdecide

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A central issue here is in deciding where 'continuity' resides.
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I decided not to leave my tape recorder home.
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In the event the workers decided to take whatever risk might be involved in displaying the picture.
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Making the decision : instances of a relatively proactive and planned approach to deciding that placement was needed.
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Instead, we decided to draw on our own collaborative experiences with the ' aging and society ' paradigm.
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Eventually, she decided to take over full-time caring, and chose not to renew the contract with the agency.
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In order to meet these objections, it was decided to focus on ' orientation towards living in an old home ' as the dependent variable.
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When a teacher decides to work with the extra vocabulary, one theme requires three sessions per week over a four-week period.
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The designer also decides a priority order among the components.
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The engineer decides how to use the input as admission, omission, or rejection.
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Later, she decided to drop him from her list of potential interviewees.
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Thus, it was decided to test the hypothesis that childhood trauma and neuroticism scores might be significantly related.
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One generation later, young businessmen with a higher level of education than their predecessors have decided to enter the political arena themselves.
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We therefore decided to pool the 4 different mixed treatments together prior to further hypothesis testing.
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When deciding to attend the theatre, what factors most strongly affect which show you choose?
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