vt. 決定;決心;解決;裁決;
vi. 決定;下決心;
?? de使…成為+cide切→切下去→下決心→決定,決心
"You choose, I can't decide."
你來選吧,我拿不定主意。
近義:determine, resolve, set, settle, rule
反義:object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
vt. 檢查,核對;制止,抑制;在…上打勾;
vi. 核實,查核;中止;打勾;[象棋]將一軍;
n. <美>支票;制止,抑制;檢驗,核對;
?? che(車)+ck(開):把車打開,仔細 檢查
"The President was given a blank check by Congress to continue the war."
國會授予總統全權可繼續這場戰爭。
近義:inspect, ascertain, prove, revise, verify, vouch