determine
v
1 [Tn, Tw] (fml 文) fix (sth) precisely; decide 确定(某事物); 决定
determine a date for a meeting 确定会议日期
His future has not been determined, but he may study medicine. 他将来何去何从尚未决定, 但有可能学医.
She will determine how it is to be done. 她会决定这件事的做法.
2 [Tn, Tw] (fml 文) find out (sth that is not known); calculate 测定, 找出(某未知事物); 算出
determine the meaning of a word/what a word means 确定某词的含义
determine exactly what happened 查出究竟发生了什麽事
determine the speed of light, how high a mountain is 测定光速、 山有多高.
3 [Ipr, Tf, Tw, Tt]
~ on/upon sth decide firmly that sth will be done; make up one's mind about sth; resolve 决定做某事; 对某事下定决心; 决心
We determined on an early start/(that) we'd makean early start. 我们决定早些出发.
determine on proving/to prove sb's innocence 决心要证实某人无辜
They have determined where the new school will be built. 他们已决定在何处建校.
He determined to learn Greek. 他决定学希腊语.
4 [Tn.pr] ~ sb against sth (fml 文) make sb decide not to do sth 使某人决定不做某事
That determined her against leaving home. 那件事使她决定不离开家了.
5 [Tn] decisively influence (sth); fix 对(某事物)产生决定性的影响; 决定
Do heredity and environment determine one's character? 遗传与环境可以决定一个人的性格吗?
The exam results could determine your career. 考试成绩可能会决定你的前途.
Then grow some tomatoes in one box which has plant food in the soil and some in another box which doesn't.
然后,在一个箱子里种一些西红柿,里面的土有养料,而在另一个箱子里也种一些,但里面的土没有养料。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.