[VERB 动词]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.
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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。
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。
What determines whether you are a career success or a failure?
事业的成败取决于哪些因素？
determination
...the gene which is responsible for male sex determination.
决定男性性别的基因
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[VERB 动词]确定；查明 To determine a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation.
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The investigation will determine what really happened...
调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。
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。
Science has determined that the risk is very small.
科学已经探明其危险性非常小。
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[VERB 动词]决定；敲定 If you determine something, you decide it or settle it.
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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。
The final wording had not yet been determined...
最终措辞仍未敲定。
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。
determination
We must take into our own hands the determination of our future.
我们必须将未来的决定权掌握在自己的手中。
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[VERB 动词]下决心；决意；决定 If you determine to do something, you make a firm decision to do it.
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He determined to rescue his two countrymen...
他决意营救自己的两名同胞。
I determined that I would ask him outright.
我下定决心要直截了当地问他。
Oxford
de·ter·mine★/dɪˈtɜːmɪn; NAmEdɪˈtɜːrmɪn/verb( formal) 1★[transitive ]to discover the facts about sth; to calculate sth exactly 查明；测定；准确算出SYN
establish
determinesth ◆An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.已展开调查以确定事故原因。determinewhat, whether, etc… ◆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。it is determined that…◆It was determined that she had died of natural causes.已确认她是自然死亡。2[transitive ]determinesth |determinewhat, whether, etc… to make sth happen in a particular way or be of a particular type 决定；形成；支配；影响◆Age and experience will be determining factorsin our choice of candidate. 年龄和经验是我们选择候选人的决定因素。◆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[transitive ]to officially decide and/or arrange sth 确定；裁决；安排determinesth ◆A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.会议日期尚待确定。determine(that)… ◆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[transitive , intransitive ]determineto do sth |determine(that)… |determineon sth to decide definitely to do sth 决定，决心（做某事）◆They determined to start early.他们决定早点出发。determinedeterminesdetermineddeterminingde·ter·mine/dɪˈtɜːmɪn; NAmEdɪˈtɜːrmɪn/
1to find out the facts about somethingSYN establish: Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.determine how/what/who etc The aim of the inquiry was to determine what had caused the accident.determine that Experts have determined that the signature was forged.2if something determines something else, it directly influences or decides it: The amount of available water determines the number of houses that can be built. The age of a wine is a determining factor as to how it tastes.determine how/whether/what etc How hard the swimmers work now will determine how they perform in the Olympics.3to officially decide something: The date of the court case has not yet been determined.determine how/what/who etc The tests will help the doctors determine what treatment to use.► see thesaurus at
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4determine to do something formal to decide to do something: We determined to leave at once.