decision
nounWord Family
Idioms - decide verb
- decision noun (≠ indecision)
- decisive adjective (≠ indecisive)
- undecided adjective
- [countable]
a choice or judgement that you make after thinking and talking about what is the best thing to do （作出的）决定，抉择 I think I've made the right decision. 我认为我做出了正确的决定。 - (British English)
No decisions have yet been taken. 尚未做出任何决定。 - decision on something
We need a decision on this by next week. 我们得在下周前就这一问题作出决定。 - decision about something
I will consult colleagues before making a final decision about how to proceed. 在就如何进行做出最后决定之前，我将征求同事们的意见。 We must come to a decision about what to do next. 我们必须决定下一步做什么。 We finally reached a decision (= decided after some difficulty). 我们终于作出了抉择。 - decision to do something
Who made the decision to go ahead with the project? 谁决定继续这个项目？ Choosing a college is a big decision for students and their families. 选择一所大学对学生和他们的家庭来说是一个重大的决定。 a difficult/tough/hard decision 艰难的决定 It is almost impossible for the average person to make an informed decision (= one based on evidence). 普通人几乎不可能做出明智的决定。 The government plans to appeal the decision in the High Court. 政府计划在高等法院对这一决定提出上诉。 to reverse/overturn a decision on appeal 推翻/推翻上诉决定 The editor's decision is final. 编辑定了就不再改了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsa2a decision on her future 事关她前途的决定 Her parents respected her decision not to marry. 她父母尊重她不结婚的决定。 I didn't want to influence his decision. 我不想影响他的决定。 Nobody has the authority to overrule his decision. 没人有权力推翻他的决定。 plans to challenge this decision in the High Court 向高等法院提出质疑判决的计划 She defended her decision not to give him the job. 她为自己不给他那份工作的决定进行辩解。 The management committee upheld her decision to fire two of her staff. 管理委员会支持她解雇两名员工的决定。 I had to make a snap decision about what to do with the money. 我必须当即决定怎样处理这笔钱。 We need a firm decision by Friday. 我们最晚得在星期五作出明确的决定。 She now faces the toughest decision of her life. 她现在面临着人生中最艰难的决定。 I need more facts before I can make an informed decision. 我需要掌握更多的事实才能作出明智的决定。 Key decisions are always taken by the editor. 关键性决定总是由编辑作出的。 Presidents must make momentous life-and-death decisions while in office. 总统在任时必须作生死攸关的重大决定。 In a landmark decision, the court agreed to hear evidence from twenty years earlier. 在作出具有里程碑意义的判决时，法庭同意听取 20 年前的证据。 The decision is irreversible. 这一决定不能撤销。 In the end, the decision to scrap the project was unanimous. 最后，大家一致决定放弃这一项目。 It's decision time, and deciding is difficult. 现在是作决定的时侯了，可是作决定很难。 The committee will give us their decision tomorrow. 委员会明天会把他们的决定告诉我们。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- crucial
- fateful
- …
- arrive at
- come to
- make
- …
- process
- time
- decision about
- decision on
- [uncountable]
the process of deciding something 作决定；决策 The moment of decision had arrived. 决策的时刻已经到了。 The power of decision remained with the directors. 决定权仍在董事手中。 The most persuasive talker often dominates the decision process. 最有说服力的发言者常常掌控决策过程。
- (also decisiveness)[uncountable]
the ability to decide something clearly and quickly 决断（力）；果断
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin decisio(n-), from decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’.
Idioms
reserve (your) decision/judgement
to not decide or make a judgement about something until a later time （作出的）决定，抉择 I'd prefer to reserve judgement until I know all the facts. 在了解全部事实之前我不想发表意见。 Three judges have decided to reserve their decision until a later date. 三名法官决定将他们的决定保留到以后。