【determine音标】 英[dɪˈtɜ:mɪn] 美[dɪˈtɜ:rmɪn]
【单词释义】 determine是什么意思：
v.（使）下决心，（使）做出决定
vt.决定；查明，确定；判定，判决；使决定；限定
vi.[主用于法律]了结，终止，结束
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] determines
[单词现在分词] determining
[单词过去式] determined
[单词过去分词] determined
【关联词/派生词】
determination n.决心；决定，裁定；确定
determinant n.决定性因素；决定条件
determined adj. 下定决心的，坚定的 v.决定，控制；查明，确定；下定决心（determine 的过去式和过去分词形式）
determinable adj. 可确定的；可决定的；可计算出的
【determine形近词/近似词】
examine vt.检查；审查；考试
famine n.饥荒；饥饿；极度缺乏
【单词例句】
◇ My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating, she had been determined to organize a trip to an old temple.
我的妹妹很喜欢旅行。自从毕业以来，她就下定决心要组织一次往一座古庙的旅行。
---- A Hard Trip
◇ So, British classical music station Scala Radio and psychologist Dr. Becky Spelman set out to determine if background music hurts or hinders workplace efficiency.
因此，英国古典音乐电台Scala Radio和心理学家贝基·斯佩尔曼博士着手研究背景音乐是否会损害或妨碍工作效率。
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ "If the planet has a dense atmosphere, which will take future studies to determine, it could trap enough heat to warm the planet and allow liquid water on its surface."
“如果这颗行星有稠密的大气层，它可能会捕获足够的热量使自身变暖，表面就可以留存液态水，而是否存在大气层还需要进一步研究。”
---- NASA finds potentially habitable super-Earth
◇ "The original basis of the number was not scientifically determined," says researcher I-Min Lee of Brigham and Women's Hospital.
布里格姆女子医院的研究员李依敏说：“这个数字的最初依据没有科学上的验证。”
---- How Many Steps You Need To Take A Day To Maintain Good Healt
◇ Proper hydration regulates blood flow, which, in turn, helps to determine the temperature of the skin. That then tells our master thermostat, the hypothalamus, how to regulate our internal temperature.
适当的水分可以调节血流，反过来也能决定皮肤的温度。而且这还能告知作为“恒温器”的下丘脑如何来调节人体的内部温度。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ The test can tell how strong your bones are and will determine if you have osteoporosis, as well as your risk of fractures in the future.
这种测试可以测出你的骨强度，并确定你是否有骨质疏松症，以及未来发生骨折的风险。
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.
身穿手术服的他医生来到病房，一眼就认出了恩人。回到会诊室后，他决心一定要竭尽所能来治好她的病。从那天起，他就特别关照这个对自己有恩的病人。