1discover the facts about sth斷定ADVERB | VERB + DETERMINEADVERB➤exactly, precisely準確斷定;精確測定◇We need a detailed investigation to determine exactly why these cancers are occurring.我們需要在詳細調查後才能準確判斷這些癌症的成因。➤reliably可靠地斷定➤conclusively, definitively最終斷定➤unambiguously明白無誤地斷定➤objectively客觀地斷定VERB + DETERMINE➤try to試圖確定▸➤be used to, help to用以確定;有助於確定◇Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.電腦模型有助於測定某一特定地區發生洪災的可能性。➤be easy to, be possible to容易斷定;有可能斷定▸➤be difficult to, be impossible to難以斷定;不可能斷定◇It is difficult to determine the exact cause of the illness.很難斷定致病的確切原因。➤be necessary to有必要確定▸➤be able to能夠斷定determine
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2make sth happen in a particular way決定ADVERB➤biologically, culturally, genetically由生物因素/由文化/由基因決定◇the debate about whether such attitudes are biologically or culturally determined關於這些態度是由生物因素還是由文化決定的辯論➤ultimately最終決定◇a decision which would ultimately determine the fate of the project會最終決定這個項目命運的一項決策➤directly直接決定◇Reproductive success is directly determined by attractiveness to the female.繁殖成功與否直接取決於對雌性的吸引力。➤largely, mainly, primarily大體/主要/首先決定➤partly部份決定➤solely, uniquely僅僅/單獨決定