decide

verb

1. 对…作出抉择；决定；选定
   to think carefully about the different possibilities that are available and choose one of them
   1. It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.
      很难在这两个候选人之间决定取舍。
   2. They decided against taking legal action.
      他们决定不提起诉讼。
   3. It's up to you to decide.
      这事由你来决定吧。
   4. I can't decide what to wear.
      我拿不定主意穿什么。
   5. She decided (that) she wanted to live in France.
      她决定要住在法国。
   6. We've decided not to go away after all.
      我们到底还是决定不离开。
   7. We might be hiring more people but nothing has been decided yet.
      我们或许会再多雇些人，不过现在什么都还没定下来。
   8. It was decided (that) the school should purchase new software.
      已经决定学校要购买新软件。
2. 裁决；判决
   to make an official or legal judgement
   1. The case will be decided by a jury.
      这案件将由陪审团裁决。
   2. The Appeal Court decided in their favour .
      上诉法院作出了有利于他们的裁定。
   3. It is always possible that the judge may decide against you.
      法官判你败诉总是有可能的。
3. 影响（或决定）…的结果
   to affect the result of sth
   1. A mixture of skill and good luck decided the outcome of the game.
      技术和运气结合在一起决定了比赛的结果。
   2. A number of factors decide whether a movie will be successful or not.
      一部电影成功与否是由许多因素决定的。
4. 成为（某人）做某事的原因
   to be the reason why sb does sth
   1. They offered me free accommodation for a year, and that decided me.
      他们愿意免费为我提供一年的住宿，这就使我下定了决心。

1. VERB 决定，拿定主意（做）
   If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities.
   1. She decided to do a secretarial course...
      她决定修一门文秘课程。
   2. He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down...
      他已拿定主意：他不想令运动陷入困窘的境地，因此决心辞职。
   3. The house needed totally rebuilding, so we decided against buying it...
      这所房子需要彻底重建，因此我们决定不买了。
   4. 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。
   5. Think about it very carefully before you decide.
      仔细考虑一下再作决定。
2. VERB 解决;判决;裁决
   If a person or group of people decides something, they choose what something should be like or how a particular problem should be solved.
   1. She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence...
      他说，她还年轻，而这一点在对她量刑时将会予以考虑。
   2. This is an issue that should be decided by local and metropolitan government.
      这个问题应该由当地及大都市政府共同解决。
3. VERB （事件或事实）决定，确定（某一选择或结果)
   If an event or fact decides something, it makes it certain that a particular choice will be made or that there will be a particular result.
   1. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval...
      决定本场比赛结果的进球是在中场休息前一刻打入的。
   2. 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。
   3. Luck is certainly one deciding factor.
      运气当然是一个决定因素。
4. VERB 断定;判定
   If you decide that something is true, you form that opinion about it after considering the facts.
   1. He decided Franklin must be suffering from a bad cold...
      他断定富兰克林一定是得了重感冒。
   2. I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.
      我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。
5. VERB 使决定，使拿定主意（做）
   If something decides you to do something, it is the reason that causes you to choose to do it.
   1. The banning of his play decided him to write about censorship...
      他的戏剧被禁演，这促使他下定决心就审查制度的问题下笔。
   2. I don't know what finally decided her, but she agreed.
      我不知道是什么让她最终拿定了主意，但她还是同意了。

1. I had to decide right then.
   我当时就得做决定。
2. The Council will meet to decide if it should accept his resignation.
   委员会将召开会议决定是否接受他的辞呈。
3. The ball's now in your court — you have to decide what you're going to do.
   轮到你了——你必须决定自己要做什么。
4. She decided to do a secretarial course
   她决定修一门文秘课程。
5. He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down
   他已拿定主意：他不想令运动陷入困窘的境地，因此决心辞职。
6. The house needed totally rebuilding, so we decided against buying it
   这所房子需要彻底重建，因此我们决定不买了。
7. 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。
8. Think about it very carefully before you decide.
   仔细考虑一下再作决定。
9. She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence
   他说，她还年轻，而这一点在对她量刑时将会予以考虑。
10. This is an issue that should be decided by local and metropolitan government.
    这个问题应该由当地及大都市政府共同解决。
11. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval
    决定本场比赛结果的进球是在中场休息前一刻打入的。
12. 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。
13. Luck is certainly one deciding factor.
    运气当然是一个决定因素。
14. He decided Franklin must be suffering from a bad cold
    他断定富兰克林一定是得了重感冒。
15. I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.
    我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。
16. The banning of his play decided him to write about censorship
    他的戏剧被禁演，这促使他下定决心就审查制度的问题下笔。
17. I don't know what finally decided her, but she agreed.
    我不知道是什么让她最终拿定了主意，但她还是同意了。
18. 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。
19. I cannot force you in this. You must decide
    在这件事上我不能强迫你。你必须自己决定。
20. Today we have the freedom to decide our own futures
    今天我们可以自由决定自己的未来。
21. If the Conservatives got in they might decide to change it.
    如果保守党赢得选举，他们可能会决定改变这一现状。
22. We will be having a meeting to decide what to do
    我们准备开个会来决定怎么办。
23. 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。
24. The judge should not have left it to the jury to decide
    法官本不该把案子交给陪审团来裁定。
25. You examine a patient and then you decide whether or not to operate.
    先为病人作检查，然后再决定是否做手术。
26. If you decide not to buy, the money you have spent on the survey is not recoverable.
    如果你决定不买，你在调查上花的钱是收不回来的。
27. The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged
    该队的首要任务是决定可以抢救哪些设备。
28. They now have two weeks to decide whether or not to buy
    现在他们有两周时间决定到底买还是不买。
29. I'll engage for John's behaviour should you decide to employ him.
    如果你决定聘用约翰，我愿为他的行为担保。

  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。

  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。

  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。

decide on/upon sth

1. 决定；选定
   to choose sth from a number of possibilities
   1. It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.
      很难在这两个候选人之间决定取舍。
   2. They decided against taking legal action.
      他们决定不提起诉讼。
   3. It's up to you to decide.
      这事由你来决定吧。
   4. I can't decide what to wear.
      我拿不定主意穿什么。
   5. She decided (that) she wanted to live in France.
      她决定要住在法国。
   6. We've decided not to go away after all.
      我们到底还是决定不离开。
   7. We might be hiring more people but nothing has been decided yet.
      我们或许会再多雇些人，不过现在什么都还没定下来。
   8. It was decided (that) the school should purchase new software.
      已经决定学校要购买新软件。

verb

1. reach, make, or come to a decision about something
   1. We finally decided after lengthy deliberations

   Synonym:    make up one's minddetermine

2. bring to an end
   1. The case was decided
   2. The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
   3. The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance

   Synonym:    settleresolveadjudicate

3. cause to decide
   1. This new development finally decided me!

4. influence or determine
   1. The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election