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词汇精选:decide的用法和辨析

一、详细释义:


v.

对…作出抉择;决定;选定 [I,T]


例句:

A chance meeting decided my career.

偶然的会面决定了我的事业。


例句:

Have you decided on the place you will go on your vacation?

你已选定你要度假的地方了吗?


解决;裁决,肯定,断定,判决


例句:

This is an issue that should be decided by local and metropolitan government.

这个问题应该由当地及大都市政府共同解决。


例句:

The jury decided that the man was guilty of stealing and that the judge sent him to prison.

陪审团裁决那个人犯了偷窃罪,法官判处他监禁。


影响(或决定)…的结果 [T]


例句:

The results will decide if he will win a place at a good university.

这些成绩将决定他能否上一所好大学。


例句:

A few votes decided the election.

一些选票决定了选举的结果。


成为(某人)做某事的原因 [T]

二、词义辨析:


decide,determine,resolve,settle

这些动词都含“决定”之意。 decide侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。 determine指经过深思熟虑,决心去做某事并坚持施行。 resolve语气较强,强调以坚定不移的信念去做或不做某事,暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。 settle指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。


三、参考例句:


Decide what's important.

决定哪些文件重要。


You must decide for yourselves.

得由你们自己来决定。


Decide to take action today.

从今天开始,行动起来。


Decide what you're taking.

决定好你要带些什么东西。


Why did you decide on purple?

为什么你决定用紫色?


I had to decide right then.

我当时就得做决定。


I decide to interrogate the abductors.

我决定去质问那帮绑架犯。


You choose, I can't decide.

你来选吧,我拿不定主意。


They decide to destroy the windmill.

他们决心摧毁风车。


Students may decide to seek tutorial guidance.

学生可以决定寻求导师指导。


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