decide
- v.决定;裁决;判决;选定;对…作出抉择;影响(或决定)…的结果;成为（某人）做某事的原因
过去式： decided 现在分词： deciding 过去分词： decided 第三人称单数： decides
de- 完全,加强 + cid 落下,降临 + -e
decideverb
对…作出抉择；决定；选定
to think carefully about the different possibilities that are available and choose one of them
It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.
很难在这两个候选人之间决定取舍。
They decided against taking legal action.
他们决定不提起诉讼。
It's up to you to decide.
这事由你来决定吧。
I can't decide what to wear.
我拿不定主意穿什么。
She decided (that) she wanted to live in France.
她决定要住在法国。
We've decided not to go away after all.
我们到底还是决定不离开。
We might be hiring more people but nothing has been decided yet.
我们或许会再多雇些人，不过现在什么都还没定下来。
It was decided (that) the school should purchase new software.
已经决定学校要购买新软件。
裁决；判决
to make an official or legal judgement
The case will be decided by a jury.
这案件将由陪审团裁决。
The Appeal Court decided in their favour .
上诉法院作出了有利于他们的裁定。
It is always possible that the judge may decide against you.
法官判你败诉总是有可能的。
影响（或决定）…的结果
to affect the result of sth
A mixture of skill and good luck decided the outcome of the game.
技术和运气结合在一起决定了比赛的结果。
A number of factors decide whether a movie will be successful or not.
一部电影成功与否是由许多因素决定的。
成为（某人）做某事的原因
to be the reason why sb does sth
They offered me free accommodation for a year, and that decided me.
他们愿意免费为我提供一年的住宿，这就使我下定了决心。
决定；选定
to choose sth from a number of possibilities
We're still trying to decide on a venue.
我们仍然在设法选定一个会场。
decide
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VERB 决定，拿定主意（做）
If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities.She decided to do a secretarial course...
她决定修一门文秘课程。
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VERB 解决;判决;裁决
If a person or group of people decides something, they choose what something should be like or how a particular problem should be solved.She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence...
他说，她还年轻，而这一点在对她量刑时将会予以考虑。
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VERB （事件或事实）决定，确定（某一选择或结果)
If an event or fact decides something, it makes it certain that a particular choice will be made or that there will be a particular result.The goal that decided the match came just before the interval...
决定本场比赛结果的进球是在中场休息前一刻打入的。
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VERB 断定;判定
If you decide that something is true, you form that opinion about it after considering the facts.He decided Franklin must be suffering from a bad cold...
他断定富兰克林一定是得了重感冒。
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VERB 使决定，使拿定主意（做）
If something decides you to do something, it is the reason that causes you to choose to do it.The banning of his play decided him to write about censorship...
他的戏剧被禁演，这促使他下定决心就审查制度的问题下笔。
verb
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- reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- Synonym: make up one's mind determine
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- bring to an end;settle conclusively
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- Synonym: settle resolve adjudicate
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- cause to decide
- This new development finally decided me!
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- influence or determine
- The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election
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Before I decide , I need time to reflect .
在作出决定以前，我需要时间认真考虑考虑。
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They had to draw lots to decide who would go .
他们只得抽签决定谁去。
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The company has decided it must present a more modern image .
公司已决定，必须展现出更加现代的形象。
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It was decided the school should purchase new software .
已经决定学校要购买新软件。
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It was decided to bring the meeting forward two weeks .
已决定把会议提前两周。
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They decided to base the new company in York .
他们决定将新成立的公司总部设在约克郡。
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They decided to sound out her interest in the project .
他们决定试探一下她对那个项目的兴趣。
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They decided to make a break for it that night .
他们决定那天晚上逃跑。
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It was a difficult decision but we decided to risk it .
这件事决心难下，但我们决定冒险一试。
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We 've decided not to go away after all .
我们到底还是决定不离开。
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We thought long and hard before deciding to move house .
我们经过长久慎重的考虑之后才决定搬家。
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The government has decided to give the green light to the plan .
政府已决定为这项计划开绿灯。
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I decided to make a run for it .
我决定逃跑。
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You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately .
你可能遇上一种情况，使你不得不立刻作出决定。
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We have yet to decide what action to take .
我们尚未决定采取何种行动。
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We decided it was time to quit the city .
当时我们决定，该离开城市生活了。
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It is always possible that the judge may decide against you .
法官判你败诉总是有可能的。
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We have decided to take no further action .
我们决定不采取进一步行动。
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We don 't like it here so we 've decided to move .
我们不喜欢这地方，所以决定搬走。
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I decided to play along with her idea .
我决定假意听从她的意见。
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Have you decided on a working title for your thesis yet ?
你选了论文的暂定题目吗？
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After three years with the band he decided to go solo .
跟那支乐队合作三年后，他决定单飞。
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I could have won the game but decided to let her win .
我本可以赢得那场比赛，但还是决定让她赢了。
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After five years , he decided to jack it all in .
五年后，他就决定完全放弃了。
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It was difficult to decide between the two candidates .
很难在这两个候选人之间决定取舍。
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His height was a decided advantage in the job .
干这项工作，他的身高是明显优势。
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It 's just a question of deciding what you really want .
那只是个确定你真正想要什么的问题。
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They decided to end their relationship .
他们决定断绝关系。
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It was decided to discontinue the treatment after three months .
三个月后决定终止治疗。
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How to spend the money is for you to decide .
怎样花这笔钱由你决定。
指经过考虑或协商后作出判断或选择，拿定主意做某件事而不做另外一件。
She has decided to buy a car.
她决定买辆汽车。
They decided to set out right away.
他们决定立刻出发。
It is hard to decide whether to go or stay.
去还是留，难以决断。
语义比 decide 强，表示非常明确地决定做某事，常后接介词 on 或动词不定式。
A pitch inspection will determine whether or not the match will be played.
场地检查将决定这场比赛能否进行。
The whole group determined on an early start.
全队人都决定早点出发。
He determined to stay.
他决定留下来。
语义比 determine 强，指下定决心做某事，常有贯彻决定的坚定意志。
He resolved to get up earlier the next morning.
他决意第二天早一点起床。
She resolved that she would give up smoking.
她决心戒烟。
She resolved on another try next year after failing this year's entrance exam for postgraduate students.
她今年考研没成功，决定明年再考一次。
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