decide, determine, resolve, settle

動詞 decide:

1. reach, make, or come to a decision about something
   同義詞：make up one's mind, determine
2. bring to an end; settle conclusively
   同義詞：settle, resolve, adjudicate
3. cause to decide
4. influence or determine

1. It's difficult to decide between the two.
   對這兩者，不易做出抉擇。
2. That decided me to leave my job.
   那件事使我決定離職。
3. A chance meeting decided my career.
   偶然的會面決定了我的事業(yè)。
4. He decided to get married.
   他決定結(jié)婚。
5. Don't decide on important matters too quickly.
   不要過于匆忙地對重要的事情作決定。

de.cide

v.（動詞）
de.cid.ed,de.cid.ing,de.cides
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about:
解決：就…的爭辯或不確定性做出最后的決定：
例句：
decide a case; decided the dispute in favor of the workers.
作出判決；在爭論中作出有利于工人的決定

To influence or determine the outcome of:
決定：影響或決定…的結(jié)果：
例句：
A few votes decided the election.
一些選票決定了選舉的結(jié)果

To cause to make or reach a decision.
使作出決定
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To pronounce a judgment; announce a verdict.
裁定，判定：宣布判決；宣布裁決
To make up one`s mind.
下定決心

來源：
Middle English deciden
中古英語 deciden
from Old French decider
源自 古法語 decider
from Latin dôcodere [to cut off, decide]
源自 拉丁語 dôcodere [切斷，決定]
dô- [de-]
dô- [脫離]
caedere [to cut] * see ka…-id-
caedere [切] *參見 ka…-id-

【引伸】
decidabil.ity
n.（名詞）
decid.able
adj.（形容詞）
decid.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>decide,determine,settle,rule,conclude,resolveThese verbs are compared as they mean to make or cause to make a decision.
這些動詞表示使作出決定的意思時可以進(jìn)行比較。
Decide is the least specific:
Decide 最為普通：
例句：
.If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each. (John Marshall).
.如果兩條法律相互之間有沖突，那么法院必須跟據(jù)每條法律的實施情況來做出選擇. （約翰·馬歇爾）。

例句：
Her parents` pleas decided her against dropping out of college.
.她父母的請求使她拿定主意不中途輟學(xué).。

Determine often involves somewhat narrower issues:
Determine 常涉及范圍比較狹小的問題：
例句：
A jury will determine whether the charges are true or false.
陪審團(tuán)將對這項指控的真?zhèn)巫鞒霾脹Q。

Settle stresses finality of decision:
Settle 強(qiáng)調(diào)解決的定局：
例句：
.The lama waved a hand to show that the matter was finally settled in his mind. (Rudyard Kipling).
.這個喇嘛揮揮手表示那個問題終于在他心里得到了解決. （拉得雅得·吉卜林）。

Rule implies that the decision is handed down by someone in authority:
Rule 有決定是由某個掌權(quán)的人正式公布的意思：
例句：
The faculty committee ruled that changes in the curriculum should be implemented.
校務(wù)委員會決定課程的改動必須得到執(zhí)行。

Conclude suggests that a decision, opinion, or judgment has been arrived at after careful consideration:
Conclude 意為經(jīng)過深思熟慮達(dá)成的決定：
例句：
She concluded that it would be better to ignore the criticism.
她作出決定，最好還是不理睬那些批評。

Resolve stresses the exercise of choice in making a firm decision:
Resolve 強(qiáng)調(diào)作出不可變更的決定時進(jìn)行的選擇：
例句：
I resolved to lose weight.
我下決心減肥。

例句：
We resolved that nothing they said could induce us to trust them.
我們下定決心，他們所說的一切都無法使我們相信他們