deciding

1. VERB 决定，拿定主意（做）
   If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities.
   1. She decided to do a secretarial course...
      她决定修一门文秘课程。
   2. He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down...
      他已拿定主意：他不想令运动陷入困窘的境地，因此决心辞职。
   3. The house needed totally rebuilding, so we decided against buying it...
      这所房子需要彻底重建，因此我们决定不买了。
   4. I had a cold and couldn't decide whether to go to work or not...
      我感冒了，拿不定主意是否要去上班。
   5. Think about it very carefully before you decide.
      仔细考虑一下再作决定。
2. VERB 解决;判决;裁决
   If a person or group of people decides something, they choose what something should be like or how a particular problem should be solved.
   1. She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence...
      他说，她还年轻，而这一点在对她量刑时将会予以考虑。
   2. This is an issue that should be decided by local and metropolitan government.
      这个问题应该由当地及大都市政府共同解决。
3. VERB （事件或事实）决定，确定（某一选择或结果)
   If an event or fact decides something, it makes it certain that a particular choice will be made or that there will be a particular result.
   1. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval...
      决定本场比赛结果的进球是在中场休息前一刻打入的。
   2. The results will decide if he will win a place at a good university...
      这些成绩将决定他能否上一所好大学。
   3. Luck is certainly one deciding factor.
      运气当然是一个决定因素。
4. VERB 断定;判定
   If you decide that something is true, you form that opinion about it after considering the facts.
   1. He decided Franklin must be suffering from a bad cold...
      他断定富兰克林一定是得了重感冒。
   2. I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.
      我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。
5. VERB 使决定，使拿定主意（做）
   If something decides you to do something, it is the reason that causes you to choose to do it.
   1. The banning of his play decided him to write about censorship...
      他的戏剧被禁演，这促使他下定决心就审查制度的问题下笔。
   2. I don't know what finally decided her, but she agreed.
      我不知道是什么让她最终拿定了主意，但她还是同意了。

1. Lee is coming on very well now and it's a matter of deciding how to fit him into the team
   李现在进步很大，问题是如何在队里给他找一个合适的位置。
2. She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence
   他说，她还年轻，而这一点在对她量刑时将会予以考虑。
3. Luck is certainly one deciding factor.
   运气当然是一个决定因素。
4. We examine the wording in detail before deciding on the final text.
   我们彻底仔细地检查了措词后才最终定稿。
5. She ran this shop for ten years before deciding to move on to fresh challenges
   在决定涉足新的领域时，她经营这家商店已有10年。
6. The doctor is being paternalistic. He's deciding what information the patient needs to know
   那位医生很专断。患者需要了解什么信息全由他说了算。
7. The Convention set down rules for deciding which country should deal with an asylum request.
   会议制定了用以确定由哪个国家负责受理避难请求的规约。
8. It is surprising how many people start sounding off about something without really deciding what they think about it.
   居然有那么多人还没有真正确定自己的想法就开始大发议论——这真是令人吃惊。
9. She will take soundings of the people's wishes before deciding on a course of action.
   在决定行动方针之前，她会对人们的愿望作一番调查。
10. Consumers generally place more weight on negative information than on the positive when deciding what to buy.
    消费者在决定要买什么东西的时候往往更重视负面消息，而不是正面消息。
11. Let me consider the matter well before deciding.
    让我细细思量后再决定吧。
12. He complimented her into deciding to get married to him.
    他用甜言蜜语使她决定嫁给他。
13. Take a little time to measure up your chances before deciding.
    在决定之前花点时间估计一下你有几分把握。
14. Can you imagine the IEA deciding that private companies should get their noses out of the nhs?
    你能想象经济事务研究所决定私营公司可以参与国家卫生体系的事务吗？
15. Of course, that leaves the issue of deciding what is important to your project.
    当然，这就留下了一个问题，即确定什么对于您的项目是重要的。
16. The service realization design starts with deciding which participants will provide and use what services.
    服务实现设计从决定哪一个参与者会提供和使用什么服务开始。
17. Legacy systems may have a role in deciding which platforms you can use and how data will transfer.
    遗留系统可能在决定您可以使用哪些平台和如何传输数据方面发挥作用。
18. Or consider a company deciding to outsource some part of its business that is not a core competency.
    或者考虑一个公司决定外包他们业务中的某些不具备核心竞争力的那些部分。
19. I accept that your vote has almost no chance of deciding the outcome.
    我承认你的投票几乎不可能对结果产生决定性影响。
20. Okay, it's officially last minute for deciding and choosing Father's Day gifts.
    到了决定和选择父亲节礼物的最后时刻了！
21. We looked over several new models before deciding.
    我们看过了几种新的模型之后才做了。
22. I suppose that shouldn't be a deciding factor.
    我认为那不该是个决定性因素。
23. He hesitated before deciding.
    他在决定以前迟疑了一下。
24. The main factor in deciding whether or not to do so is the size of your project.
    在决定是否或不这样做的主要因素是你的项目规模。
25. In deciding a man's assignment, we should take stock of his training and qualifications.
    在规定一个人的任务时，我们要考虑他受过的训练和各方面的条件。
26. There should not be a problem in deciding this one: this for sure is not our war.
    不应当有一个问题，在决定本：这肯定不是我们的战争。
27. You will need to study the market carefully before deciding on the design of the product.
    在确定该产品的设计方案之前，你需要仔细研究一下市场。
28. They conclude that deciding which strategy to use will depend on the business-IT relations.
    至于到底是使用哪种策略，他们的结论是这取决于业务和IT的关系。
29. I can't believe this. I'm just deciding this as we speak.
    我不敢相信。我就和我们说的这样决定了。
30. I shall be careful in deciding what to do.
    我要谨慎地决定怎么办。

noun

1. the cognitive process of reaching a decision
   1. a good executive must be good at decision making

   Synonym:    decision making