| 词组 | decide |
| 释义 | decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ verb to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or argumentsadverbssuddenly decide Why did you suddenly decide to leave?wisely decide He was tempted to argue, but wisely decided to say nothing.eventually decide I thought long and hard, and eventually decided not to accept their offer.prepositionsdecide in favour of sb/sth (=choose a person, thing, action etc) After long discussions, they decided in favour of doing nothing at all.decide between (=choose one of two or more people or things) He was trying to decide between strawberry jam and honey.decide against sth (=choose not to do or have something) I had planned to walk, but decided against it because it was raining.phrasesdecide for yourself (=without being influenced or controlled by others) I can’t tell you which career to take – you must decide for yourself.decide among/amongst yourselves (=used when a group of people decide something together) The team were left to decide among themselves who should take each role.THESAURUS: decide make up your mind to decide something, especially after thinking about it for a long time. Make up your mind is less formal than decide and is mainly used in spoken English: Have you made up your mind about where you’ll go on holiday? choose to do sth to decide to do something – especially when this is different from what people expect or tell you to do: She chose to ignore my advice. | More young couples are choosing not to marry. make a decision to decide after thinking carefully about something, especially about something that is very important: They made a decision not to have children. resolve formal to decide that you will definitely do something, especially because you think it will be better for you, or because of your past experiences: She resolved to work hard at school. determine formal to officially decide what something shall be: Each hospital can determine its own pay rates. come down in favour of sth BrE come down in favor of sth AmE to decide to support a particular plan, argument etc – used especially about groups of people: Eight of the ten committee members came down in favour of the changes. come to/reach a decision to officially decide about something important after discussing and carefully considering it – used especially about groups of people: After two hours of discussion, the committee had still not come to a decision on any of the proposals. |
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