de·ter·mine
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/
/dɪˈtɜːrmɪn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they determine | /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /dɪˈtɜːrmɪn/ |
| he / she / it determines | /dɪˈtɜːmɪnz/ /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnz/ |
| past simple determined | /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ |
| past participle determined | /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ |
| -ing form determining | /dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪŋ/ /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to discover the facts about something; to calculate something exactly
查明；测定；准确算出 - determine something An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
已展开调查以确定事故原因。 - Try to determine the extent of the problem.
尝试确定问题的严重程度。 - determine what, whether, etc… We set out to determine exactly what happened that night.
我们着手查明那天晚上发生的事情。 - It is difficult to determine when drama first appeared in India.
很难确定戏剧何时首次出现在印度。 - it is determined that… It was determined that she had died of natural causes.
已确认她是自然死亡。
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb1- Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.
计算机模型有助于测定某特定地区是否可能发生洪水。 - It is difficult to determine the exact cause of the illness.
很难断定致病的确切原因。 - It should be possible to determine the level of interest.
应该可以确定兴趣水平。 - We need a detailed investigation to determine exactly why these cancers are occurring.
我们需要在详细调查后才能准确判断这些癌症的成因。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- exactly
- precisely
- reliably
- …
- try to
- be used to
- help to
- …
- determine something An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
- [transitive] to make something happen in a particular way or be of a particular type
决定；形成；支配；影响 - determine something Rural voters in key states will determine the outcome of the election.
关键州的农村选民将决定选举结果。 - Upbringing plays an important part in determining a person's character.
后天培养对于一个人性格的形成起着重要作用。 - Age and experience will be determining factors in our choice of candidate.
年龄和经验是我们选择候选人的决定因素。 - determine where, whether, etc… The physical capabilities of a plant determine where it can and cannot live.
植物的自身能力决定了它在某地能不能生存。
Extra Examples- Reproductive success is directly determined by attractiveness to the female.
繁殖成功与否直接取决于对雌性的吸引力。 - He suggested that alcoholism may be genetically determined.
他认为酗酒可能是由基因决定的。 - Female employment was determined by economic and social factors.
女性的就业受经济和社会因素的影响。 - the debate about whether such attitudes are biologically or culturally determined
关于这些态度是由生物因素还是由文化决定的辩论 - Their responses to these questions could determine the level, quality and variety of care they received.
他们对这些问题的回答可能决定他们接受的护理的水平、质量和种类。 - The success of these plans will be determined largely by the number of members who take part.
这些计划的成功很大程度上取决于参与的成员数量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- biologically
- culturally
- genetically
- …
- determine something Rural voters in key states will determine the outcome of the election.
- [transitive] to officially decide and/or arrange something
确定；裁决；安排 - determine something A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.
会议日期尚待确定。 - determine (that)… The court determined (that) the defendant should pay the legal costs.
法庭裁决由被告支付诉讼费用。
Extra Examples- It is not for the police to determine what information should be disclosed.
警方无权决定应披露哪些信息。 - a decision which would ultimately determine the fate of the project
会最终决定这个项目命运的一项决策
- determine something A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.
- [transitive, intransitive] to decide definitely to do something
决定，决心（做某事） - determine to do something They determined to start early.
他们决定早点儿出发。 - determine on something The government determined on a change of policy.
政府决定改变政策。 - determine (that)… From that moment, I determined that it should not happen again.
从那一刻起，我就下定决心，不再让这样的事情发生。
Extra Examples- As she walked home, she determined to speak to her boss the next day.
走路回家时，她打定主意第二天找老板谈谈。 - At seven years old I determined to be a great footballer.
七岁时，我决心成为一名伟大的足球运动员。
- determine to do something They determined to start early.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French determiner, from Latin determinare ‘limit, fix’, from de- ‘completely’ + terminare ‘terminate’.