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decide

UK /dɪˈsaɪd/US /dɪˈsaɪd/

词源

源自拉丁语 'decidere',由 'de-'(完全)和 'caedere'(切割)组成,原意为“切断”或“解决”。

verb

❶ 决定或选择某事物,经过思考后做出判断或选择。常用于个人或集体对未来行动或方向的抉择。

“She couldn't decide which dress to wear for the party.”

(她无法决定穿哪条裙子去参加派对。)

“We need to decide on a date for the meeting soon.”

(我们需要尽快决定会议的日期。)

同义词:choose, determine, resolve, settle, opt

常见短语

decide on — 表示经过考虑后选定某事物或做出某个选择,常用于正式或非正式场合。

“They finally decided on a name for their baby.”

(他们最终为宝宝选定了名字。)

decide against — 表示经过考虑后决定不做某事或反对某个选项,强调否定的决定。

“After seeing the weather forecast, we decided against going camping.”

(看了天气预报后,我们决定不去露营了。)