【decide音标】 英[dɪˈsaɪd] 美[dɪˈsaɪd]
【单词释义】 decide是什么意思：
vt.决定；决心；解决；裁决
vi.决定；下决心
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] decides
[单词现在分词] deciding
[单词过去式] decided
[单词过去分词] decided
【关联词/派生词】
decidedly adv.果断地；明确地；坚定地；坚决地；显然
decided adj.明显的，明白无误的；确实无疑的 v. 决定；决心；解决；裁决(decide的过去分词和过去式)
【decide形近词/近似词】
coincide vi.巧合，同时发生；与…一致；相符
pesticide n.杀虫剂，农药
genocide n.[U]种族灭绝；大屠杀；灭种的罪行；斩尽杀绝
homicide n.杀人（行为）；杀人犯；杀人罪
suicide n.自杀；自杀者；自杀行为 vt.自杀 adj.自杀的
【常用短语】
decide on 决定；选定
【单词例句】
◇ But which one did he like?Spring went by, and summer drew towards its close; autumn came; but he had not decided.
不过他究竟喜欢谁呢？春天过去了，夏天也快要告一结束。现在是秋天了，但是他仍然犹豫不决。
---- The Butterfly
◇ Princesses he found in plenty; but whether they were real Princesses it was impossible for him to decide, for now one thing, now another, seemed to him not quite right about the ladies.
公主倒有的是，不过他没有办法断定她们究竟是不是真正的公主。她们总是有些地方不大对头。
---- The Real Princess
◇ Staring at his impatient face, he understood that it was the fault of his skin colour that accounted for their refection. So he decided to take a chance to sail on a small boat home.
盯着他那不耐烦的脸，他知道是他皮肤颜色的错才导致了他们的拒绝。于是，他决定冒险驾驶一只小船回家。
---- Sailing Home
◇ Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantages.
因为交通费用昂贵，她决定骑自行车去，毫不担心其中的不利情况。
---- A Hard Trip
◇ So what makes you nuts? Being dragged out by a well-meaning friend who's decided that you "need more socializing."
那么，什么事最能激怒你呢？当然是有朋友硬把你从家里拖出来，告诉你“需要多一些社交活动”的时候了。
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation.
当我住在西班牙时，我的一些西班牙朋友决定开车去英国。在他们去之前，他们向我请教如何找到住处。
---- The difference between vacaciones and holidays
◇ One day he decided to show them what he meant.He called all the sons together and put a tightly tied bundle of sticks on the floor in front of them.
有一天，他决定经过示范把自我的意思告诉他们。他把四个儿子都叫来，又把一捆扎得很紧的细树枝放在他们面前的地上。
---- A Bundle of Sticks
◇ Phone still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord.
电话铃声仍然在响，她于是索性把电话线拉开了。
---- Life Together
◇ One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
一天，一个贫穷的小男孩为了攒够学费正挨家挨户地推销商品。他摸遍全身，却只剩下一角钱，不足于买一餐饭。饥寒交迫的他于是决定向下一户人家讨口饭吃。
---- The warmth of a cup of milk
◇ Whether they are male or female, adolescents feel like deciding on everything themselves in spite of parents’ instruction, especially when they face problems like sex, mental stress, etc., which make them feel ashamed and embarrassed.
不论男女，青少年们都喜欢不顾家长的指导，自己对一切作决定，特别是当他们面对如性、心理压力等等一些使他们觉得羞愧和尴尬的问题时更是如此。