decide

vt

• ① 决定,决心,决意
  • He decided to get married.他决定结婚。
  • She decided not to go abroad.她决定不出国。
  • He decided that he'd leave.他决心离开。
  • It has been decided that the meeting shall be held next week.已经决定下周举行会议。
  • He has decided where he should go [what he will do].他已决定他应该去哪里[要做什么]。
  • He could not decide which way to go.他无法决定走哪一条路好。

• ② 使(某人)决定,使决心
  • What finally decided him to go?是什么终于使我下定决心?(★后面省略了不定词)
  • What decided him against buying that house?是什么使他决定不买那栋房子?

• ③ 解决(论点等);判定(胜负);【法律】判决
  • It's for you to decide the issue.=The issue is for you to decide.这个问题要由你来解决。
  • The battle decided the war.那场战役决定了战争的胜负。
  • The case is to be decided by the Supreme Court.那个案件要由最高法院来判决。
  • The judge decided the case for [against] the defendant.法官对该案做了有利[不利]于被告的判决。