单词详解 

  v.

A.（使）下决心，（使）做出决定(reach, make, or come to a decision about something)

He hasn't determined yet. 他还没有决定呢。

Have you determined when to start? 你们决定什么时候动身了吗？

B.确定，测定(establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study)

You’d better determine what we are going to do next?

你最好来确定一下下一步我们该做什么。

C.限定；制定；支配 (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property)

Economic factors determine the progress of a society. 经济因素是社会进步的决定因素。

相关单词

过去式：determined

过去分词：determined

现在分词：determining

同义词：condition, conclude

相关链接

词语辨析：decide, determine, make up one's mind, settle

decide, determine, make up one's mind, settle

这些动词都含“决定“之意。

decide:侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。

determine:指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。

make up one's mind:指下定决心去做某事。

settle:指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。

单词详解

1. decide:侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。

We decide to leave there immediately.我们决定立刻离开那里。

2. determine:指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。

They determined to go to the railway station at once.他们决定立刻去火车站。

3. make up one's mind:指下定决心去做某事。

I can't make up my mind which to buy.我无法决定要买哪个。

4. settle:指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。

Let's settle this matter once and for all.

让我们一劳永逸地解决这个问题吧。