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单词 decided
释义
decidedde‧cid‧ed /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ adjective [only before noun] formal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The new color is a decided improvement.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But the unexpected return of Enda Gormley last weekend after serious injury is a decided plus.
  • Jay liked her eyebrows, straight and black but with a decided curve at the end.
  • Knowing enough of the language to understand what everyone else is saying is a decided plus.
Thesaurus
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if something depends on a fact, result, decision etc, it is not fixed or decided because it will change if the fact, result, decision etc changes: it depends how/where/what etc: · I might not be able to go to France - it depends how much it costs.it depends/that depends spoken (=say this when your decision may change according to what happens): · "Are you going to apply for that job?" "Well, it depends."it all depends spoken (=say this to emphasize that you cannot be certain about something): · We still don't know whether we'll have to move to a new house or not - it all depends.depend on: · The amount I earn depends on the kind of work I'm doing.
if something is done according to particular facts, a particular situation etc, these affect the way it is done: · Telephone charges vary according to the time of day.· The students were grouped according to age and ability.
use this to say that what will happen or what you do will change according to what happens in another situation: · Inflation goes up and down depending on the state of the economy.· In many languages there are different words for "you' depending on who you are talking to.· I kept getting different answers depending on who I asked.
if the quality or nature of something is determined by other things, it depends on those things for how it is made: · The colour of the rock is determined by the type of mineral present in it.· The ultimate flavor of the cheese variety is determined by the length of time it is allowed to mature.· An individual's metabolism is generally determined by his or her genetic make-up.
if a decision, choice, or result is dictated by something, it depends very strongly on it, and leaves no choice for the people involved: · A country's choice of export products is dictated by geography, climate, and natural resources.· Any development in the city center is dictated by the city's historic preservation laws.
if one decision, situation, calculation etc is based on another, the second is the main thing upon which the first decision etc depends: · Your pension will be based on the amount that you are earning when you retire.· This year's funding for the program is based on the number of applications that we received last year.· The jury's decision must be based on the evidence heard in court.
formal to depend on something: · The speed of the plane is dependent on the efficiency of the engines.· Benefits paid will be dependent on length of service with the company.
if a result, especially an important result, hinges on or hangs on something happening, it depends on it completely: · The future prospects of a student can hinge on his or her performance in these exams.· The case hinged on whether the jury believed the defendants had planned to kill anyone when they broke into the house.
if something important such as money or success is riding on the result of something else, it depends on it : · It's really stressful when you know that your whole future may be riding on this one interview.· Boxing has become big business, with a huge amount of money riding on the outcome of a fight.
if what someone does or what happens is decided by something else, it depends on it: · The future of the school will be decided by the results of this survey. · Your choice of tool will be decided by the hardness of the wood you are working on.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The concept of charity is elusive, moving, embodied in a corpus of decided cases built up over centuries.· There is no decided case bearing directly on the main and important issue.· However, decided cases still have to be referred to in two situations.· The decided cases are few and mostly not of recent date.· But the recently decided case of Corbett v. Corbett explodes this myth.· However, the drafter should generally avoid relying on the interpretation given to a word or term in a previous decided case.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnoundecisionindecisionadjectivedecidedundecideddecisiveindecisiveadverbdecidedlydecisivelyindecisivelyverbdecide
definite and easily noticed:  a decided change for the better
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