1 VERB 是…的决定因素 If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind. 是…的决定因素 [formal]
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The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time. [VERB noun]
鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。
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Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner. [VERB noun]
社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。
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What determines whether you are a career success or a failure? [VERB wh]
事业的成败取决于哪些因素？
SYN affect, control, decide, rule
2 VERB 确定;查明 To determine a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation. 确定;查明 [formal]
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The investigation will determine what really happened. [VERB wh]
调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。
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Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans. [VERB noun]
需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。
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Science has determined that the risk is very small. [VERB that]
科学已经探明其危险性非常小。
SYN settle, learn, establish, discover
3 VERB 决定;敲定 If you determine something, you decide it or settle it. 决定;敲定
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The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future. [VERB noun]
波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。
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The final wording had not yet been determined. [VERB noun]
最终措辞仍未敲定。
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My aim was first of all to determine what I should do next. [VERB wh]
我的目标首先是要确定自己下一步该做什么。
SYN decide on, choose, establish, purpose
4 VERB 下决心;决意;决定 If you determine to do something, you make a firm decision to do it. 下决心;决意;决定 [formal]
SYN decide, purpose, conclude, resolve
| Word Link | term, termin ≈ limit, end : determine, terminal, terminate |
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