determine

verb

1. 查明；测定；准确算出
   to discover the facts about sth; to calculate sth exactly
   1. An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
      已展开调查以确定事故原因。
   2. 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。
2. 决定；形成；支配；影响
   to make sth happen in a particular way or be of a particular type
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
3. 确定；裁决；安排
   to officially decide and/or arrange sth
   1. A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.
      会议日期尚待确定。
   2. The court determined (that) the defendant should pay the legal costs.
      法庭裁决由被告支付诉讼费用。
4. 决定，决心（做某事）
   to decide definitely to do sth
   1. They determined to start early.
      他们决定早点出发。

1. VERB 是…的决定因素
   If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
   1. The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time...
      鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。
   2. Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner...
      社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。
   3. What determines whether you are a career success or a failure?
      事业的成败取决于哪些因素？
2. VERB 确定;查明
   To determine a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation.
   1. The investigation will determine what really happened...
      调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。
   2. Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans...
      需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。
   3. Science has determined that the risk is very small.
      科学已经探明其危险性非常小。
3. VERB 决定;敲定
   If you determine something, you decide it or settle it.
   1. The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future...
      波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。
   2. The final wording had not yet been determined...
      最终措辞仍未敲定。
   3. My aim was first of all to determine what I should do next.
      我的目标首先是要确定自己下一步该做什么。
4. VERB 下决心;决意;决定
   If you determine to do something, you make a firm decision to do it.
   1. He determined to rescue his two countrymen...
      他决意营救自己的两名同胞。
   2. I determined that I would ask him outright.
      我下定决心要直截了当地问他。

1. You alone should determine what is right for you
   只有你自己才能决定什么适合你。
2. Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
   基因决定每个生物的特征。
3. Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance.
   有些银行对查询账户余额要收费。
4. A debriefing would follow this operation, to determine where it went wrong
   这次行动之后将会有一个任务执行情况报告会，以便确定是哪里出了问题。
5. The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time
   鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。
6. Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner
   社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。
7. What determines whether you are a career success or a failure?
   事业的成败取决于哪些因素？
8. The investigation will determine what really happened
   调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。
9. Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans
   需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。
10. Science has determined that the risk is very small.
    科学已经探明其危险性非常小。
11. The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future
    波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。
12. The final wording had not yet been determined
    最终措辞仍未敲定。
13. My aim was first of all to determine what I should do next.
    我的目标首先是要确定自己下一步该做什么。
14. He determined to rescue his two countrymen
    他决意营救自己的两名同胞。
15. I determined that I would ask him outright.
    我下定决心要直截了当地问他。
16. It seems political expediency, rather than absolute economic need, will determine who gains from the conflict
    看来是政治上的权宜之计，而不是绝对的经济需求，将决定谁会从这场冲突中获益。
17. Together these factors determine the depth of focus
    这些因素综合起来决定了景深。
18. Their specific task is to sort through the reams of information and try to determine what it may mean
    他们的具体任务就是将大量信息分类并努力弄清它们的意思。
19. These voters often determine the outcome of statewide elections.
    这些选民们往往决定着全州大选的结果。
20. Prosecutors may try to determine if Robb gave false testimony when he appeared before the grand jury.
    检方可能要努力查证罗布在大陪审团面前是否作了伪证。
21. I hope that these facts I have stated in this letter may determine you to make a clean break with your past and start afresh.
    我希望这封信中举述的事实能使你翻然悔悟，弃旧图新。
22. Objective to establish a method to determine the dissolution of aciclovir tablet.
    目的建立阿昔洛韦片的溶出度检查方法。
23. We may determine the height of a mountain by trigonometry.
    我们可用三角原理测定山的高度。
24. The central authorities determine major policies and exercise supervision.
    中央的责任是提出大政方针和进行监督。
25. A rather elaborate analysis was required to determine the cross-over values.
    要求相当精确地分析才能确定其交换值。
26. The Hydrometric pendulum is sometimes used to determine flow velocities in open channels.
    测流速的摆锤有时用于确定明渠中的流速。
27. Do heredity and environment determine a man's character?
    遗传和环境决定一个人的性格吗？
28. To determine the diagnostic accuracy of CRP in the of chorioamnionitis in women with pprom.
    探讨crp用于未足月胎膜早破的患者绒毛膜羊膜炎的诊断准确性。
29. The objective of stressing and monitoring the system is to determine the bottleneck.
    对系统进行压力测试和监视的目的是为了确定瓶颈。
30. In this example, minumum and maximum values determine the value range of the business variable of datatype Integer.
    在本例中，最大和最小值决定了数据类型为Integer的业务变量的值范围。

  decide determine resolve【导航词义：决定，决心】

  decide v. 决定，下决心

〔辨析〕指经过考虑或协商后作出判断或选择，拿定主意做某件事而不做另外一件。

  determine v. 〈正式〉决定，决心

〔辨析〕语义比 decide 强，表示非常明确地决定做某事，常后接介词 on 或动词不定式。

  resolve v. 〈正式〉决定，决意

〔辨析〕语义比 determine 强，指下定决心做某事，常有贯彻决定的坚定意志。

verb

1. reach, make, or come to a decision about something
   1. We finally decided after lengthy deliberations

   Synonym:    decidemake up one's mind

2. fix conclusively or authoritatively
   1. set the rules

   Synonym:    set

3. fix in scope
   1. the tree determines the border of the property

4. shape or influence
   1. experience often determines ability
   2. mold public opinion

   Synonym:    shapemoldinfluenceregulate

5. settle conclusively
   1. We finally settled the argument

   Synonym:    settlesquare offsquare up

6. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
   1. find the product of two numbers
   2. The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize

   Synonym:    findfind outascertain

7. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
   1. I want to see whether she speaks French
   2. See whether it works
   3. find out if he speaks Russian
   4. Check whether the train leaves on time

   Synonym:    checkfind outseeascertainwatchlearn

8. decide upon or fix definitely
   1. fix the variables
   2. specify the parameters

   Synonym:    specifysetdefinefixlimit