decision
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/dɪˈsɪʒn/
/dɪˈsɪʒn/
Word 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。
Topics Preferences and decisionsa2- a 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- crucial
- fateful
- …
- arrive at
- come to
- make
- …
- process
- time
- decision about
- decision on
- I think I've made the right decision.
- [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。
- The moment of decision had arrived.
- (also decisiveness)[uncountable] the ability to decide something clearly and quickly
决断（力）；果断 - This is not a job for someone who lacks decision.
不果断的人不适宜做这工作。
- This is not a job for someone who lacks decision.
词源late 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。
- I'd prefer to reserve judgement until I know all the facts.