decide

/dɪˈsaɪd/ v.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS 词根 cid
一句话记住

决定；作出抉择

释义与例句

v. 决定；作出抉择
to make a choice or judgement about what to do
  1. They decided to postpone the trip because of the storm.
    由于暴风雨，他们决定推迟旅行。
  2. You must decide which option offers the best value.
    你必须决定哪个选项最划算。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The committee decided against building on the wetland.
    委员会决定不在湿地上搞建设。

词源与构词

cid 词根 · to cut, kill，切、杀
记忆钩子 decide 后接动作时用 to do；decide against doing sth 表示“决定不做”，名词 decision 与 make 搭配。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • accident 意外；事故
    He was injured in a road accident last winter. 去年冬天，他在一起交通事故中受了伤。
  • decision 决定；决策；决心
    She made a decision to study abroad. 她决定出国留学。
  • incident 事件；（尤指不寻常或不愉快的）事故
    Police are investigating a serious incident near the station. 警方正在调查车站附近发生的一起严重事件。
  • precise 精确的；准确的；恰好的
    The instrument provides precise measurements of air quality. 这台仪器能提供精确的空气质量测量值。
  • scissors 剪刀
    A pair of scissors was lying beside the wrapping paper. 包装纸旁边放着一把剪刀。
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • decision 决定；抉择
    decision 是名词，常用 make a decision，而不是 do a decision。
  • decisive 果断的；决定性的
    decisive 可形容人果断，也可形容因素或行动起决定作用。
同义词
  • choose 选择；挑选
    decide 强调经过考虑后作出决定，常接 to do 或疑问词从句；choose 强调从若干对象或选项中挑选，常直接接名词，也可接 to do。
    She chose the smaller flat because it was closer to work. 她选择了较小的公寓，因为离上班地点更近。
常见搭配
  • decide to do something 决定做某事
    He decided to learn first aid after the incident. 那件事发生后，他决定学习急救。
  • decide against something 决定不做某事；决定反对某事
    We decided against buying a car in the city centre. 我们决定不在市中心买车。
  • decide for yourself 自行决定；自己判断
    Read both reports and decide for yourself which is more convincing. 读一读两份报告，自己判断哪份更有说服力。