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| /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ |
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| 1 | making the final result of a situation completely certain 决定性的 |
| | Gettysburg, site of the final, decisive battle of the Civil War 南北战争决定性的最后战役的战场葛底斯堡 |
| | Cleveland’ s reputation for reliability was the decisive factor in winning the contract. 克利夫兰诚实可靠的声誉是赢得这份合同的决定性因素。 |
| | The UK has played a decisive role in these negotiations. 英国在这些谈判中发挥了决定性的作用。 |
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| 2 | a decisive victory or defeat is one in which the winner does much better than the loser （胜利）决定性的 |
| | a decisive victory for the Labour Party 工党决定性的胜利 |
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| 3 | able to make choices or decide what to do quickly and confidently 果断的；坚决的 |
| | As a chairman, he was firm and decisive. 作为主席，他很坚决果断。 |
| | | 3a | used about someone’ s behaviour （行为）果断的 | | | decisive action We must take decisive action to solve this problem. 我们必须果断采取行动来解决这个问题。 | |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| decisively adv |
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| decisiveness noun U |
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