decide

单词辨析:

decide determine resolve 【导航词义:决定,决心】
decide v. 决定,下决心
〔辨析〕

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。

〔例证〕

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。

determine v. [正式]决定,决心
〔辨析〕

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。

〔例证〕

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。

resolve v. [正式]决定,决意
〔辨析〕

语义比 determine 强,指下定决心做某事,常有贯彻决定的坚定意志。

〔例证〕

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。

相关例句:

I had to decide right then.

我当时就得做决定。

They wait for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions

他们等待团体作决定而不是各自作出决定。

Think about it very carefully before you decide.

仔细考虑一下再作决定。

I had a cold and couldn't decide whether to go to work or not

我感冒了,拿不定主意是否要去上班。

The results will decide if he will win a place at a good university

这些成绩将决定他能否上一所好大学。

I wish you would come back to Washington with us, but that's for you to decide

我希望你能和我们一起回华盛顿,但是这由你决定。