0 to choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities -- （尤指仔細考慮後）決定，決斷，確定
Tim's mistake decided the game (= caused him to lose). 蒂姆的失誤導致了那場比賽的失敗。
The weather decided the outcome of the tennis match. 天氣狀況決定了網球賽的結果。
The committee decided in favour of (= made a formal judgment to choose) the cheapest option. 委員會決定選用最經濟的方案。
[ + question word ] I can't decide what to do. 我不知道該怎麼辦。
[ + (that) ] She decided (that) she would travel to India. 她決定去印度。
[ + to infinitive ] In the end, we decided to go to the theatre. 最後我們決定去劇院。
It doesn't matter to me which one we have - you decide. 我不在乎給我們哪個——你來決定吧。
They have to decide by next Friday. 他們必須在下週五前作出決定。
When deciding to attend the theatre, what factors most strongly affect which show you choose?
We therefore decided to pool the 4 different mixed treatments together prior to further hypothesis testing.
One generation later, young businessmen with a higher level of education than their predecessors have decided to enter the political arena themselves.
Thus, it was decided to test the hypothesis that childhood trauma and neuroticism scores might be significantly related.
Later, she decided to drop him from her list of potential interviewees.
The engineer decides how to use the input as admission, omission, or rejection.
The designer also decides a priority order among the components.
When a teacher decides to work with the extra vocabulary, one theme requires three sessions per week over a four-week period.
