| 单词 | determine |
| 释义 | determineWord family noun determination determiner determinabilitydeterminablenessdeterminacydeterminatenessdeterminednessdeterminismdeterministadjective determined indeterminate predetermined determinabledeterminantdeterminatedeterminativedeterministicverb determine adverb determinedly determinablydeterminatelydeterminedly de·ter·mine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT] 1 FIND OUTto find out the facts about something 查明；测定，确定 SYN establish Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. 调查人员仍在设法弄清失火的原因。 determine how/what/who etc The aim of the inquiry was to determine what had caused the accident. 调查的目的是要找出事故的原因。 determine that Experts have determined that the signature was forged. 专家确定签名是伪造的。 2 DEPEND/IT DEPENDSif something determines something else, it directly influences or decides it 决定，左右，直接影响 The amount of available water determines the number of houses that can be built. 可用的水量决定可以建造多少房子。 The age of a wine is a determining factor as to how it tastes. 酒的年份对于酒的味道是个决定性因素。 determine how/whether/what etc How hard the swimmers work now will determine how they perform in the Olympics. 游泳运动员现在训练的努力程度将决定他们在奥运会上的表现。 3 DECIDEto officially decide something 〔正式〕决定，确定 The date of the court case has not yet been determined. 庭审日期尚未确定。 determine how/what/who etc ► see thesaurus at decide The tests will help the doctors determine what treatment to use. 这些检查有助于医生决定采用什么治疗方法。 4 determine to do something formalINTEND to decide to do something 决定做某事 We determined to leave at once. 我们决定立即离开。 Examples from the Corpus determine to do something• I was determined to be as good.• Angelina was determined to bring Sir Thomas to book as soon as she could.• Odysseus was determined to drive the suitors away by force, but how could two men take on a whole company?• C., seems determined to keep it from going to a floor vote.• He is determined to live amongst his people, to travel with them.• Hamilton Fish, determined to marry her, wrote daily letters: meet me on that corner, at that restaurant.• The Society has always doubted whether family cases are capable of the standardisation the government is determined to promote.• The lads beaten in Edinburgh were determined to regain their pride.• Turner makes no excuses, just determines to work harder. Examples from the Corpus determine• The extent to which life is difficult in old age is by no means all determined by nature.• Investigators took seven days to determine conclusively that a bomb had blown up Pan Am 103.• We strongly recommend the use of an instant read thermometer to determine doneness more accurately.• Quizzes are used to determine how much material students have learned.• A survey of traffic accidents determined that seat belts reduced serious injuries by up to 90%.• These materials, like wood or stone or brick, also determined the architectural style.• The next step is to determine the cost of manufacturing each component of the product.• "Web police" are often able to determine the exact source of unwanted mailings on the Internet.• Its leaders were determined to maintain an independent and non-partisan identity.• But I think this will go a long way in determining where we are going.• What determines which of the possible Pareto-efficient allocations it picks out? determine how/what/who etc• So far, for example, interactive video has hardly received enough evaluation to determine what its effect on education actually is.• How you explain situations to yourself therefore, determines how likely you are to feel done in by them.• Knowing how much was there to start with and how much remains determines how much time has passed.• The software which determines how particular computers handle data - input, storage, processing and output.• It is the economic analysis which Porter demands that determines what quality, product and service mean in each case.• Haas says companies need to plan for growth and determine how to get the cash to fund it.• This unique ability to determine how to process the data is usually referred to as self-organization.• Two, that the label we put on something determines how we choose to react to it. determining factor• Depth, the Wildcats said, was the determining factor.• Trusting relationships between children are a crucial determining factor if we want them to collaborate spontaneously.• Again, budget is a determining factor in decision making.• Simple belief is often the determining factor in economic matters.• Space is a determining factor on performance.• The determining factor should be the needs of patients.• Three determining factors were identified how bad the Z-Score, how steep the fall and how many years at risk. determine how/what/who etc• So far, for example, interactive video has hardly received enough evaluation to determine what its effect on education actually is.• How you explain situations to yourself therefore, determines how likely you are to feel done in by them.• Knowing how much was there to start with and how much remains determines how much time has passed.• The software which determines how particular computers handle data - input, storage, processing and output.• It is the economic analysis which Porter demands that determines what quality, product and service mean in each case.• Haas says companies need to plan for growth and determine how to get the cash to fund it.• This unique ability to determine how to process the data is usually referred to as self-organization.• Two, that the label we put on something determines how we choose to react to it. From Longman Business Dictionary determinede·ter·mine /dɪˈtɜːmən-ɜːr-/ verb [transitiveT] 1to find out the facts about something Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the accident. Experts have determined that the signature was forged. 2to make an official decision about something The date of the court case has not yet been determined. The agency is investigating diet products to determine if they pose a health hazard. 3LAW to decide the exact meaning of the conditions of a contract, for example when there are disagreements about it If there is a contract of employment, the employee’s obligations were to be determined from the contract. —determination noun [uncountableU] The final determination of how many employees will be laid off will be made in the next couple of weeks. (1300-1400) Old French determiner, from Latin terminus “edge, limit” |
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