decision [dɪ'sɪʒ.ən] noun CHOICE 选择 ESSENTIAL countable ■a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities 决定;决策;选择•She has had to make some very difficult decisions.她必须作出一些非常艰难的决定。 •The company will reach/come to/make a decision shortly.公司很快便会作出决定。 •Let me have a/your decision (= Tell me what you have decided) by next week.下周前告诉我你的决定。 •[+ to infinitive] It was his decision to leave.是他决定要离开的。 •The decision about/on whether he is innocent or guilty rests with the jury.要由陪审团来裁决他是否有罪。 •We need to take a lot of factors into account in our decision -making.我们决策时要考虑很多因素。 •[+ that] I accepted his decision that he wished to die with dignity.他希望死得有尊严,我同意他的选择。 [dɪ'sɪʒ.ən] noun DECIDING QUICKLY 果断 uncountable approving ■the ability to decide quickly and without pausing because you are not certain 果断,干脆;决断(力)•She acted with decision, closing the bank account and phoning the police.她采取果断的行动,冻结了银行帐户,并打电话报警。 Opposite indecision |