plural decisions
plural decisions
Learner's definition of DECISION
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[count] : a choice that you make about something after thinking about it : the result of deciding决定；抉择 -
She announced her decision to go to medical school.她宣布了要去上医学院的决定。
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a big/controversial/final decision重大/有争议/最终的决定
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Have you made/reached a decision?你做决定了吗？
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After weeks of deliberation, he finally came to a decision. = After weeks of deliberation, he finally arrived at a decision.经过几周的深思熟虑，他终于做出了决定。
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He based his decision on facts, not emotions.他的决定基于事实，而非感情。
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She made a conscious decision to leave the painting unfinished.她做出了慎重的决定，即不完成那幅画作。
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(Brit) The government has taken a decision to withdraw all troops. [=the government has made an important and official decision to withdraw all troops]政府正式决定全面撤军。
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an informed decision [=a decision based on facts or information]有事实依据的决定
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a split-second decision [=a decision that must be made in an instant]必须在瞬间做出的决定
◊ In informal spoken English, someone who says “Decisions, decisions ” is having difficulty making a decision, usually about an unimportant matter.该怎么决定呢（用于非正式口语，表示难以决定一件无关紧要的事情）
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[noncount] formal : the ability to make choices quickly and confidently决断（力）；果断 — opposite indecision 3 [count]
a : the particular end of a legal or official argument : a legal or official judgment判决；裁定 -
The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision brought an end to racial segregation in public schools.美国最高法院1954年的判决结束了公立学校的种族隔离。
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The Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision. [=five members of the court voted one way, and the other four members voted the opposite way, and the side with the five votes won]最高法院宣布了5对4的判决结果。
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The appeals court upheld the decision. [=the appeals court agreed with the decision made earlier by a lower court]上诉法庭维持原判。
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The appeals court overturned the decision. [=the appeals court disagreed with the decision made earlier by a lower court]上诉法庭推翻了原判。
b : a report explaining why a legal or official judgment was made in a particular way判决书 4
[noncount] : the act of deciding something决策；决定