Determine 的用法

Determine

determine 作及物动词，表示 “决定；下定决心；确定”，其后可以接名词、不定式或从句等作宾语。如：

Can you now determine the date for the meeting?

你们现在可以确定开会的日期吗？

She determined to learn English well this term.

她下定决心这学期好好学习英语。

He determined that he would go at once.

他决定马上走。

[联想] determined adj. 坚决的；坚定的

be determined to do sth. 决心做某事

determination n. 决心；决定

[例句] Thanks to the determined efforts of the workers, we finished the task ahead of time.

由于工人们坚定的努力，我们提前完成了任务。

I was determined not to follow her advice.

我决心不听从她的建议。

He carried out his plan with determination. 他决心执行他的计划。

[小试] 用determine的适当形式填空。

1. I ______ never to set foot in that house again.

2. She asked him for help in ______ where to hang the picture.

3. All this increased my ______ to learn maths well.

4. He ______ that he would stay in the country for another week.

Key:

1. am determined / was determined / determined

2. determining 3. determination

4. determined / was determined