de‧cide S1 W1 / dɪsaɪd / 动词

1 [不及物和及物动词] to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments → decision :

Has anything been decided yet?

decide to do something

Tina’s decided to go to Rome for her holidays.

decide (that)

It was decided that four hospitals should close.

decide who/what/whether etc

I can’t decide whether I like him or not.

People have a right to decide how to spend their own money.

decide between something

A meeting was called to decide between the three candidates.

decide for yourself (= make your own decision )

You must decide for yourself.

The trainees decide among themselves what programs to take.

decide against/in favour of (doing) something

He eventually decided against telling her.

After a long discussion, they decided in favour of (= chose ) the older applicant.

2 [及物动词] to influence a situation or event so that a particular result is produced :

It was the penalty kick that decided the match.

3 [及物动词] to be the reason for someone making a particular choice :

Taxes could be the deciding factor for millions of floating voters.

decide somebody to do something

The look he gave her decided her not to ask.

4 [不及物和及物动词] law to make an official or legal judgment :

The Commission will have the power to decide disputes.

decide in favour of/against somebody

If the Parole Board decides in his favour, the prisoner will be released.

THESAURUS

decide to make a choice to do something : We decided to send our son to a boarding school. | I decided to go home early.

make up your mind to decide something, especially after thinking about it for a long time. Make up your mind is less formal than decide and is mainly used in spoken English : Have you made up your mind about where you’ll go on holiday?

choose to do something to decide to do something – especially when this is different from what people expect or tell you to do : She chose to ignore my advice. | More young couples are choosing not to marry.

make a decision to decide after thinking carefully about something, especially about something that is very important : They made a decision not to have children.

resolve formal to decide that you will definitely do something, especially because you think it will be better for you, or because of your past experiences : She resolved to work hard at school.

determine formal to officially decide what something shall be : Each hospital can determine its own pay rates.

come down in favour of something British English , come down in favor of something American English to decide to support a particular plan, argument etc – used especially about groups of people : Eight of the ten committee members came down in favour of the changes.

come to/reach a decision to officially decide about something important after discussing and carefully considering it - used especially about groups of people : After two hours of discussion, the comittee had still not come to a decision on any of the proposals.

decide on/upon something 短语动词

to choose something or someone after thinking carefully :

Have you decided on a date for the wedding?