这些动词都含“决定”之意。
decide : 侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。
- They have to decide by next Friday.
他们必须在下周五前作出决定。 - It doesn't matter to me which one we have - you decide.
我不在乎给我们哪个——你来决定吧。 - In the end, we decided to go to the theatre.
最后我们决定去剧院。 - She decided (that) she would travel to India.
她决定去印度。 - I can't decide what to do.
我不知道该怎么办。 - He can't decide whether to buy it.
他决定不了要不要把它买下来。 - The committee decided in favour of (= made a formal judgment to choose) the cheapest option.
委员会决定选用最经济的方案。
determine : 指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。
- The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend.
我们雇用的人数将取决于可支配资金的多少。 - Your health is determined in part by what you eat.
在某种程度上你的健康状况取决于你的饮食。 - Eye colour is genetically determined.
眼睛的颜色是由遗传基因决定的。 - Officials will determine whether or not the game will be played.
官员将决定这场比赛能否进行。 - People should be allowed to determine their own future.
应该允许人们决定自己的未来。
resolve : 语气较强，强调以坚定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。
- She resolved that she would never speak to him again.
她决心再也不理他。 - After hours of argument, they resolved against taking legal action.
经过几个小时的争论，他们决定不提起诉讼。 - The company resolved to take no further action against the thieves.
公司决定不再继续追究这些窃贼。
settle : 指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。
- Good, that's all settled - you send out the invitations for the party, and I'll organize the food.
好，那就这么定了——你发聚会的请帖，我来准备吃的。 - They haven't yet settled when the wedding is going to be.
他们还没有确定婚礼在什么时候举行。 - "The tickets are €40 each." "Well, that settles that - I can't afford that much."
“入场券每张40欧元。”“好吧，那就算了吧，我付不起那么多钱。” - I'd like to get this matter settled once and for all (= reach a final decision on it).
我想把这件事了结了。
