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TOEFL BNC: 375 COCA: 456

decide

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de·cide /dɪˈsaɪd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DECIDE to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments 决定，决断，判断 → decision
 Has anything been decided yet?
已经作出什么决定了吗？
decide to do something
 Tina’s decided to go to Rome for her holidays.
蒂娜已决定去罗马度假。
decide (that)
 It was decided that four hospitals should close.
已决定要关闭四家医院。
decide who/what/whether etc
 I can’t decide whether I like him or not.
我说不清是否喜欢他。
 People have a right to decide how to spend their own money.
民众有权决定怎么花自己的钱。
decide between something
 A meeting was called to decide between the three candidates.
召开了一次会议来决定在这三名候选人中选哪位。
decide for yourself (=make your own decision) 自己作决定
 You must decide for yourself.
你必须自己作决定。
 The trainees decide among themselves what programs to take.
受训者自行选择课程。
decide against/in favour of (doing) something
 He eventually decided against telling her.
他最终还是决定不告诉她。
 After a long discussion, they decided in favour of (=chose) the older applicant.
经过长时间的讨论，他们决定选那位较年长的求职者。
n Grammar
In more formal English, you can say it is decided that something should be done:
It was decided that he should resign.
2  [transitiveT]EFFECT/INFLUENCE to influence a situation or event so that a particular result is produced 决定〔结果〕
 It was the penalty kick that decided the match.
那个点球决定了比赛的胜负。
3  [transitiveT]DECIDE to be the reason for someone making a particular choice 使决定，使下决心
 Taxes could be the deciding factor for millions of floating voters.
税收对数百万游离选民来说可能成为决定性因素。
decide somebody to do something
 The look he gave her decided her not to ask.
他看她的神情使她决定不问了。
4  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] law to make an official or legal judgment 裁决，判决
 The Commission will have the power to decide disputes.
该委员会将有权裁决争端。
decide in favour of/against somebody
 If the Parole Board decides in his favour, the prisoner will be released.
如果假释委员会作出对那名犯人有利的判决，他就能获释。
5 decide on/upon something phrasal verbphr v CHOOSEto choose something or someone after thinking carefully 〔仔细考虑后〕决定，选定
 Have you decided on a date for the wedding?
婚礼日期你选好了没有？
Examples from the Corpus
decide on/upon • Weekend retreats were decided on and Courtfield was the obvious venue for the South West.• And she can decide on her own if she wants to use contraceptives.• How this dosage of epoetin was decided upon is not mentioned.• Local authorities no longer have the discretion to decide on rebates, and the rebates are very limited.• That includes deciding on rental terms or arranging for others to make repairs.• The advisory committee which decided on research and development money for renewable energy was dominated by nuclear proponents.• If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each.• The first task was to decide on who owns what.
 THESAURUS
decide to make a choice to do something 决定
We decided to send our son to a boarding school.
我们决定送儿子去一所寄宿学校。
I decided to go home early.
我决定早点回家。
make up your mind to decide something, especially after thinking about it for a long time. Make up your mind is less formal than decide and is mainly used in spoken English 〔尤指长时间考虑后〕决定〔与decide相比不那么正式,主要用于口语〕
Have you made up your mind about where you’ll go on holiday?
你决定去哪里度假了吗？
choose to do something to decide to do something – especially when this is different from what people expect or tell you to do 选择做某事,决定做某事〔尤指不同于他人的预期或吩咐〕
She chose to ignore my advice.
她决定不理会我的建议。
More young couples are choosing not to marry.
越来越多的年轻恋人选择不结婚。
make a decision to decide after thinking carefully about something, especially about something that is very important 〔尤指经过仔细考虑后对重要的事〕作出决定
They made a decision not to have children.
他们决定不要孩子。
resolve formal to decide that you will definitely do something, especially because you think it will be better for you, or because of your past experiences 决心,决定
She resolved to work hard at school.
她决心在校努力学习。
determine formal to officially decide what something shall be （正式）决定,确定
Each hospital can determine its own pay rates.
各家医院可以自行决定工资标准。
come down in favour of something British EnglishBrE, come down in favor of something American EnglishAmE to decide to support a particular plan, argument etc – used especially about groups of people 〔尤指一群人〕决定支持某事物
Eight of the ten committee members came down in favour of the changes.
十个委员会成员中有八人决定支持变革。
come to/reach a decision to officially decide about something important after discussing and carefully considering it – used especially about groups of people 〔尤指一群人经讨论和认真考虑后就重要的事〕作出决定
After two hours of discussion, the committee had still not come to a decision on any of the proposals.
经过两小时的讨论,委员会仍未对任何一个提案达成决议。
Examples from the Corpus
decide• We'll support you whatever you decide.• I don't mind which restaurant we go to. You decide.• I was so tired that I decided against going to the party after all.• In the end I decided against it.• For a second he thought about using his gun, but decided against it.• I listened to his story and decided he was probably telling the truth.• If you decide not to accept our offer, let me know.• She decided she could live on her reserves for a few hours, and went back to the hospital.• I've decided that I really must stop smoking.• The Court of Appeal had two reasons for deciding that Rule 1 did not apply.• The parents decided that Sean might be more successful elsewhere, so they enrolled him in a recommended local private school.• A 3-point basket in the final 5 seconds decided the game.• Citizens must be allowed to decide their own futures.• Or maybe you saw too much emotion around you and decided to avoid it to stay safe.• Wyatt decided to change the subject.• She decided to tell her mother all about it that evening.• It is the children who decide what they will communicate about.• When you go to a place called Texas Bone, deciding what to order becomes a moot point.• She couldn't decide whether the dress suited her or not.• Have you decided whether to apply for that job?• Martha took hours deciding which dress to wear.
decide to do something• Price decided to be a candidate for the city council.• I decided to decide that it was for the best.• That was when Brian decided to go it alone, sourcing the units and adapting them himself.• In fact, one friend decided to kill himself before the horror set in fully.• But Christopher has a slightly different angle on why Agnew's have decided to take this leap into the present.• I decided to tell you and Jasper, in case I was a carrier.• Elorriaga had decided to withdraw when Congress refused to support his proposals on taxation and on the refunding of the public debt.
the deciding factor• However, for the majority of those that eventually retired early, redundancy appears to have been the deciding factor.• These were probably not, however, the deciding factors.• Notice that the bell and not the referee calling a halt is the deciding factor here.• Taxation is often the deciding factor in choosing between alternative deal structures.• The mischief produced by this institution was incalculable because it made religious differences the deciding factor in every political contest.• Financial considerations can never be the deciding factor in sentencing.• But the deciding factor was the latter's growing fatigue in the final stages.• Often the deciding factor when choosing whether to take a lump sum is the problem of investing it.
decide in favour of/against somebody• The courts decided in favour of the men.
Origin decide
(1300-1400) French décider, from Latin decidere “to cut off, decide”
de·cide verb →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1
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TOEFL BNC: 375 COCA: 456
decide

verb

ADVERB | VERB + DECIDE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤eventually, finally, ultimately最終決定◇We finally decided to stay where we were.我們最終決定待在原地。➤sensibly, wisely明智地決定◇He decided very wisely to keep his money rather than spend it.他很明智地決定留着錢而不是花掉。➤consciously慎重地決定➤immediately, quickly, suddenly立刻／迅速／突然決定➤arbitrarily武斷地決定➤reluctantly勉強地決定◇We've reluctantly decided to sell the house.我們已經很不情願地決定賣掉房子。➤collectively, unanimously, unilaterally集體／一致／單方面決定◇They had unanimously decided to go with the captain's plan.他們一致決定執行船長的計劃。VERB + DECIDE➤be able to能決定▸➤be unable to, cannot不能決定◇I can't decide what to do.我不知道該怎麼做。➤have to, must要決定；必須決定◇You will have to decide soon.你必須馬上作決定。➤try to試圖決定▸➤be difficult to難以決定PREPOSITION➤against決定不⋯◇They decided against taking legal action.他們決定不提起訴訟。➤between在⋯間作出抉擇◇It was difficult to decide between the various options.很難在不同選擇之間作決定。➤in favour/favor of決定支持◇They decided in favour / favor of reducing the fees.他們決定減少費用。➤on, upon就⋯作出決定◇We're still trying to decide on a venue.我們仍在想法確定地點。PHRASES➤decide for yourself自行決定◇She should be allowed to decide for herself.應該讓她自己決定。➤the task of deciding sth作出⋯決定的任務◇The committee will have the task of deciding whether more cash should be made available.委員會將負責決定是否應該準備更多的現金。➤to be decided有待決定◇The exact time of the meeting is still to be decided.開會的具體時間待定。
TOEFL BNC: 375 COCA: 456
decide verb
⇨ decide (decide what to do) ⇨ choose (decide between the two candidates) ⇨ confirm 3 (This news finally decided me.) ⇨ determine (various factors decide sth) ⇨ judge 2 (The case will be decided by a jury.) decide

verb

decide ♦︎ choose ♦︎ determine ♦︎ make up your mind ♦︎ elect ♦︎ resolveThese words all mean to think carefully about what to do and make a choice from the possibilities that are available to you. 这些词均表示在仔细思考、权衡之后作出选择。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to decide / determine / resolve on sth◆to decide / choose / determine / make up your mind / elect / resolve to do sth◆to decide / determine / resolve that...◆to decide / choose / make up your mind whether / what / how...◆to be free to decide / choose / determine◆to be difficult to decide / make your mind up◆to eventually / consciously decide / choose / resolve◆to finally decide / make up your mind / resolve■ decide [intransitive, transitive] to think carefully about the different possibilities that are available to you and then make a choice or judgement about what to do 作出抉择；决定；选定◆It's up to you to decide.这事由你来决定吧。◆They decided against taking legal action.他们决定不提起诉讼。◆We've decided not to go away after all.我们最终还是决定不离开。◆I can't decide what to do.我拿不定主意该做什么。◆I can't tell you what to do－you'll have to decide for yourself.我不能告诉你该做什么，你得自己决定。◆It was decided (that) the school should purchase new software.学校要购买新软件，这事已经定了。◆We might be hiring new people but nothing has been decided yet.我们也许会雇些新人，不过现在什么都还没定下来。  see also decide ⇨ choose , undecided ⇨ unsure ▸ decision

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆to make a decision (= to decide) 作出决定 (BrE) ◆to take a decision作出决定◆We need a decision on this by next week.下周之前这个问题我们得有个决定。◆We finally reached a decision (= decided after some difficulty).我们终于作出了决定。◆a big (= important) decision一项重大决定◆The moment of decision had arrived.抉择的时刻到了。■ choose (chose, chosen) [intransitive] to prefer or decide to do sth or behave in a particular way, after thinking about the different possibilities that are available （考虑过各种可能的情况后）选择，宁愿◆Employees can retire at 60 if they choose.雇员可以选择在60岁退休。◆Many people choose not to marry.许多人宁愿不结婚。  see also choice ⇨ option ■ determine [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to officially decide and/or arrange sth; to make a firm decision to do sth 确定；裁决；安排；下定决心（做某事）◆A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.会议日期尚待确定。◆As she walked home, she determined to speak to her boss the next day.走路回家时，她打定主意第二天找老板谈谈。◆The government determined on a change of policy.政府决定改变政策。  see also determined ⇨ determined 1 ■ make up your ˈmind ( make your ˈmind up)

idiom

to make a firm decision about sth, especially after a period of thinking carefully about it 作出决定，下定决心（尤指经过一段时间的仔细考虑之后）◆I couldn't make up my mind about the new job.关于这份新工作我还没能决定好。◆He had clearly made up his mind to leave.他显然已经决定要离开了。◆You'll never persuade him to stay－his mind's made up.你根本无法劝他留下来－他主意已定。■ elect [transitive] (usually used in the phrase elect to do sth 通常用于短语elect to do sth) (formal) to choose to do sth, especially rather than being told or forced to do it （尤指自愿）选择，决定（做某事）◆Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays.现在越来越多人选择在家工作。■ resolve [intransitive] (rather formal, written) to make a firm decision to do sth; to reach a decision in a meeting, etc. by means of a formal vote 下定决心；决定；表决；作出决议◆We had resolved on making an early start.我们已经决定早点动身。◆She resolved that she would never see him again.她决心再也不见他了。◆The Supreme Council resolved to resume control over the press.最高委员会作出决议恢复对新闻机构的控制。▸ resolution

noun

 [countable] ◆She made a resolution to visit her relatives more often.她决定要多走走亲戚。◆The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to hostilities.联合国安理会一致通过决议，呼吁各方停止对抗。
TOEFL BNC: 375 COCA: 456

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