determine
- v.确定;测定;决定;决定，决心（做某事）;影响;形成;安排;裁决;查明;支配;准确算出
过去式： determined 现在分词： determining 过去分词： determined 第三人称单数： determines
de- 完全,加强 + termin 界限 + -e
determineverb
查明；测定；准确算出
to discover the facts about sth; to calculate sth exactly
An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
已展开调查以确定事故原因。
We set out to determine exactly what happened that night.
我们着手查明那天晚上发生的事情。
决定；形成；支配；影响
to make sth happen in a particular way or be of a particular type
Age and experience will be determining factors in our choice of candidate.
年龄和经验是我们选择候选人的决定因素。
Upbringing plays an important part in determining a person's character.
后天培养对于一个人性格的形成起着重要作用。
确定；裁决；安排
to officially decide and/or arrange sth
A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.
会议日期尚待确定。
The court determined (that) the defendant should pay the legal costs.
法庭裁决由被告支付诉讼费用。
决定，决心（做某事）
to decide definitely to do sth
They determined to start early.
他们决定早点出发。
determine
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VERB 是…的决定因素
If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time...
鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。
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...the gene which is responsible for male sex determination.
决定男性性别的基因
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VERB 确定;查明
To determine a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation.The investigation will determine what really happened...
调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。
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VERB 决定;敲定
If you determine something, you decide it or settle it.The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future...
波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。
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We must take into our own hands the determination of our future.
我们必须将未来的决定权掌握在自己的手中。
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VERB 下决心;决意;决定
If you determine to do something, you make a firm decision to do it.He determined to rescue his two countrymen...
他决意营救自己的两名同胞。
verb
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- reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- Synonym: decide make up one's mind
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- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- set the rules
- Synonym: set
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- fix in scope;fix the boundaries of
- the tree determines the border of the property
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- shape or influence;give direction to
- experience often determines ability
- mold public opinion
- Synonym: shape mold influence regulate
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- settle conclusively;come to terms
- We finally settled the argument
- Synonym: settle square off square up
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- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- Synonym: find find out ascertain
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- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- I want to see whether she speaks French
- See whether it works
- find out if he speaks Russian
- Check whether the train leaves on time
- Synonym: check find out see ascertain watch learn
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- decide upon or fix definitely
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
- Synonym: specify set define fix limit
数据来源：WordNet
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Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing .
基因决定每个生物的特征。
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The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future
波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。
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I was determined to go , come hell or high water .
我决心要去，无论有什么困难。
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She is determined to make it to the top .
她决心要出人头地。
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The government is determined to check the growth of public spending .
政府决心要控制公共开支的增长。
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The new mayor is determined to clean up the city .
新上任的市长决心要整治好这座城市。
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She was determined to do well .
她决心要做好。
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He 's determined to pass this time .
这一回他决心要考及格。
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A date for the meeting has yet to be determined .
会议日期尚待确定。
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How far is human nature determined by biology ?
人性在多大程度上是由其生理因素决定的？
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We are determined to get at the truth .
我们决心查出真相。
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Their age can be determined by extrapolation from their growth rate .
它们的年龄可从其生长速度来推定。
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He is determined to win at any cost .
他决心无论如何要争取胜利。
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The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions .
政府决心削弱工会的力量。
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Physical characteristics are determined by genetic inheritance .
身体的特征取决于基因遗传。
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I 'm determined to fight the case .
我决意要打这场官司。
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The police are determined to free the town of violent crime .
警方决心消灭该城镇的暴力犯罪。
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They determined to start early .
他们决定早点出发。
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She was determined to go out and shop till she dropped .
她决定外出购物直到累得站不住才罢休。
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He was determined to have one last fling before retiring .
他决心在退休前最后痛痛快快地玩乐一番。
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He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career .
他决心从事业失败中爬起来，重新开始新的生活。
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The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition .
这项建议因遭到坚决反对而被放弃。
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Her jaw was set in a determined manner .
她下巴紧绷着，一副决不动摇的样子。
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She was determined to exact a promise from him .
她决意要他作出许诺。
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She was determined to prove everyone wrong .
她决心证明大家都错了。
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They are determined to show that their last win was no fluke .
他们决心证明他们上一次的胜利绝非侥幸。
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I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning .
我决心一开始就维护我的权威。
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The government is determined to tackle inflation .
政府决心解决通货膨胀问题。
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When she lost all her money , she was determined to keep up appearances .
她把钱全亏光时，决意佯装若无其事。
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They seem determined to string the talks out for an indefinite period .
他们好像一心要把谈判无限期地拖下去。
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。