詞彙精選：decide的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

對…作出抉擇；決定；選定 [I,T]

例句：

A chance meeting decided my career.

偶然的會面決定了我的事業。

例句：

Have you decided on the place you will go on your vacation?

你已選定你要度假的地方了嗎?

解決；裁決，肯定，斷定，判決

例句：

This is an issue that should be decided by local and metropolitan government.

這個問題應該由當地及大都市政府共同解決。

例句：

The jury decided that the man was guilty of stealing and that the judge sent him to prison.

陪審團裁決那個人犯了偷竊罪，法官判處他監禁。

影響（或決定）…的結果 [T]

例句：

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

這些成績將決定他能否上一所好大學。

例句：

A few votes decided the election.

一些選票決定了選舉的結果。

成爲（某人）做某事的原因 [T]

二、詞義辨析：

decide,determine,resolve,settle

這些動詞都含“決定”之意。decide側重指經過思考、比較、討論或詢問之後做出的決定。determine指經過深思熟慮，決心去做某事並堅持施行。resolve語氣較強，強調以堅定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有遠大抱負和堅強決心。settle指排除猶豫、懷疑和爭論之後作出明確的最終結論。

三、參考例句：

Decide what's important.

決定哪些文件重要。

You must decide for yourselves.

得由你們自己來決定。

Decide to take action today.

從今天開始，行動起來。

Decide what you're taking.

決定好你要帶些什麼東西。

Why did you decide on purple?

爲什麼你決定用紫色？

I had to decide right then.

我當時就得做決定。

I decide to interrogate the abductors.

我決定去質問那幫綁架犯。

You choose, I can't decide.

你來選吧，我拿不定主意。

They decide to destroy the windmill.

他們決心摧毀風車。

Students may decide to seek tutorial guidance.

學生可以決定尋求導師指導。