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单词 decisive
释义 decisive
decisive /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ adjective
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B2 able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality:
» You need to be more decisive.» a decisive reply OPPOSITE INDECISIVE(Cf. ↑indecisive)Thesaurus+: ↑Decisions and deciding
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C1 strongly affecting how a situation will progress or end:
» These results could prove decisive in establishing the criminal's identity.» a decisive role» a decisive victoryThesaurus+: ↑Decisions and decidingdecisively /-li/ adverb
C2» If we had acted earlier and more decisively (= more quickly and effectively) it might not have come to this.Thesaurus+: ↑Decisions and decidingdecisiveness /-nəs/ noun [U]
Thesaurus+: ↑Decisions and decidingWord Builder:Nouns: decision, indecisionAdjectives: decided, undecided, decisive, indecisiveVerbs: decideAdverbs: decidedly, decisively, indecisively
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Extra Examples:» This decisive defeat puts them out of contention for this year's championship finals.» The economy is regarded as the decisive factor which will determine the outcome of the general election.» Unless decisive action is taken to combat the disease, the death toll will continue to rise.» Gettysburg is the site of the last and most decisive battle of the Civil War.» Australia won the decisive fifth match by 47 runs, to take an eventful and exciting series 3-2.
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