decide[di'said]

• vt.
  • 裁决，判定，判决(竞争、争端)：

    The judge decided the case in favour of the defendant.

    法官对此案做出有利于被告的判决。

  • 解决(有争执或疑问的事情)：

    to decide an argument

    解决一场争论

  • 决定，决意；就…拿定主意；选定：

    I have decided to learn shorthand.

    我已决意学习速记。

    They've decided to buy the house in the country.

    他们已拿定主意购买乡下的那座房子。

    to decide which tie to wear

    决定戴哪条领带

  • 使(某人)下决心，使决定，使决断，使做出决断；对…起决定作用：

    The new evidence decided her.

    新证据使她下了决心。

    Jack's information decided the argument.

    杰克的情报对争论的解决起了决定作用。

• vi.
  • (在竞争、争端中)判决,判定,裁决(for, in favour of, against):

    The judge decided for (或in favour of) plaintiff.

    法官做出了有利于原告的判决。

    The court decided against the defendant.

    法庭做出了不利于被告的判决。

  • 决定，下决心，拿定主意，决心；选定，抉择：

    Finally we decided against buying a car.

    最后我们决定不买汽车。

    It was difficult to decide between the two.

    两者难以抉择。

• 近义词:

  determine.settle.conclude.resolve

• 变形:

  vt.decided.deciding