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determining

/dih-tur-min/US // dɪˈtɜr mɪn //UK // (dɪˈtɜːmɪn) //

确定,决定,决定性的,判断

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v.有主动词 verb
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    de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing.

    • : to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
    • : to settle or decide by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
    • : to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply.
    • : to give direction or tendency to; impel.
    • : Geometry. to fix the position of.
    • : Logic. to limit by adding differentiating characteristics.
    • : Chiefly Law. to put an end to; terminate.
    • : to lead or bring to a decision.
    • : to decide upon.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing.

    • : to come to a decision or resolution; decide.
    • : Chiefly Law. to come to an end.

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Examples

  • To determine whether a product is truly “green,” you’ll have to look deeper than its earth-toned packaging.

  • The average infection rates among these populations determine those points’ placement on the y-axis.

  • Investigators were trying to determine whether officers in the cruiser were chasing the moped.

  • Investigators then work with the FBI to build a family tree out from that DNA match, and use traditional detective techniques to determine whether someone in that lineage could be connected to the crime.

  • Smithsonian officials will monitor guidance from local governments, public health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine its reopening strategy, he said.

  • Both Time and CNN reinstated Zakaria after determining the slip-up was “an isolated incident.”

  • He continues to be enthralled not so much by Earhart as by the process of determining what exactly befell her and her aircraft.

  • He did not gain access to media reports on the case, the judge established, determining that no further action was required.

  • More important than determining who deserved credit is ap­preciating the dynamics that occur when people share ideas.

  • Police are often given great leeway in determining whether or not to use lethal force, and are rarely indicted for doing so.

  • He asked what time was usually spent in determining between right and wrong, and what degree of expense?

  • That argument was not the one of least weight in the council in determining that our fleet should not sail against the enemy.

  • Both girls were enthusiastic; they spent a long afternoon determining this, arranging that.

  • Ordinarily the motive of the wrongdoer is not material in determining his maintenance of a nuisance.

  • One's previous physical condition is of no consequence in determining the amount of relief to be afforded.