courage and determination.
0
I admire her determination to get it
right.
M
3^ 'If # jf M A -L> o 0 They had survived by sheer
determination. jiff] ik
%'& 3. ift # IF A „ 2 [U]
(formal) the process of deciding
sth officially ( IE A ) AS, fit S, M/ji : factors
influencing the determination of future policy j§£ R|nj
A
A Ait (ft ## ® M 3 [U, C] {technical Ain) the act of finding
out or calculating sth £ 0f]; ?fi] S; ifjf:
Both
methods rely on the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas.
determine <H* /di't3:min; NAmE -'t3:rm-/ verb (formal)
1
to discover the facts about sth; to
calculate sth
exactly g 0f]; jflij S; ?t fit % f±S EEd establish : [VN] An inquiry was set up
to determine the cause of the accident. 0
[V wh ] We set out to
determine exactly what happened
that night, .ffcfi] H Alt 0JI $1$ A ± £ A. Ift 0 'If o [also VN that] 2 to make sth
happen in a particular way or be of a particular type A S; ; 3tf£; P|r)
: [VN] Age and experience will be
determining factors in our choice
of candidate. S#fP
0 Upbringing plays
an important part in
determining a person’s character. )§
[also V wh-]
3 to officially decide
and/or arrange sth fit S ; HA; A : [VN] A date for the meeting
has yet to be determined. 0 $8 |nj fit So 0 [V (that)] The court determined
(that) the defendant should pay the legal costs. A 4 ~
on sth/to do sth to decide definitely to do sth AS, A'i> ( ) : [V to
inf] They determined to
start early.
de-ter-mined 0-w /dft3:mind; NAmE -'t3:rm-/ adj.
1
[not before noun] ~ (to do sth) if you are determined to do sth, you have made
a firm decision to do it and you will not let anyone prevent you A;l/; AS; &M: I’m determined
to succeed. o 2 showing a
person’s determination to do sth
MS (ft; MA£ft; Jpllfr (ft: a determined effort to
stop smoking M A$/i@
0 The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined
opposition. A&itf
IT*T7n see bound adj. ► de-ter-mined-ly adv.
de-terminer /di't3:mina(r);
NAmE -'t3:rm-/ noun (grammar if/A) (abbreviation det. in this dictionary A
is] &
ifti A
det.) a word such as the, some, my, etc. that comes before
a noun to show how the noun is being used HSi*l ( SA^ititu^HSfEJi, $P the,
some, my ^ )
de
termin ism /di‘t3:mmizam; NAmE -’t3:rm-/ noun [U] (philosophy ff) the belief that
people are not free to choose what they are like or how they behave, because
these things are decided by their surroundings and other things over which they
have no control ASik
$!]
(ft HI M A S .) ►
de-ter-min-is-tic /di,t3:mTmstik; NAmE -,t3:rm-/ adj.
de-ter-rent /di'terant;
NAmE -'t3:r-/ noun ~ (to sb/sth) a thing that makes sb
less likely to do sth (= that deters them) @
%; ilMAl : Hopefully
his punishment will
act as a deterrent to
others,
it ftfe {ft M ffi 81 M M SI —' $![ la (ft fF o 0
the country’s nuclear deterrents (= nuclear weapons that are
intended to stop an enemy from attacking) ► deter rence
/di'terans;
NAmE -'t3;r-/
noun [U] (formal) de-ter-rent adj.: a deterrent
effect
de-test /di'test/ verb (not used in the
progressive tenses AfBASftRt) to hate sb/sth very
much MS;
tUM; it A ES23 loathe : [VN] They detested each other on sight, fi f] 5 *0 If M M A il IS o [also V -ing] o note at hate ► de-test-ation /.dirte'steijn/ noun [U]
de test able /di'testabl/ adj. that deserves to be
hated S If (ft; S ill (ft; ^ A it M (ft : All terrorist crime is
detestable, whoever the victims.
WilrWifid.
de-throne /,di:'0raun;
NAmE -'Broun/ verb [VN] to remove a king
or queen from power; to remove sb from a
| 545 de
trop
position of authority or power
|giM ) ; W
T6; % ( £A
) iftSR; g < £A ) det on ate /'detaneit/ verb to explode, or to make
a bomb or other device explode ( {<£ ) M ; §1 M ;
[V]
Two
other bombs failed to detonate* A/hMM [also VN]
det-on-ation /.deta'neij'n/
noun [C, U] an explosion;
the action of making sth explode j§'j$; ;
31'iH
det on ator /‘detaneitafc)/ noun a device for making
sth, especially a bomb, explode gfF;
de-tour /'di:tu0(r); NAmE -tur/ noun, verb m noun 1 a longer route that you
take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place ggfx #j {&; x£ 0H : We had to make a
detour around the flooded fields. f^\\j 0 It’s well worth
making a detour to see the
village. — TiiW
TiSJliiifo
2 (NAmE) = DIVERSION^)
■
verb (NAmE) - (to ...) to take a longer
route in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place; to make sb/sth take a
longer route ( (jl ) gg it, gg fj : [V] The President
detoured to
^#^'[^-^0 [also VN]
detox /'diitoks;
NAmE -ta:ks/ noun [U] (informal) 1 the process of removing
harmful substances from your body by only eating and drinking particular things
wm
( ftm&M$:k)
2
= detoxification: a detox clinic ^0, (
i# ) fjf ; jfc %ff\ 0 He’s gone into detox.
jfoj&Tf0 de toxi fi ca tion /di:,tDksifi'keiJ‘n; NAmE -,ta:ks-/ (also informal detox /'dirtuks; NAmE -ta:ks/) noun [U] treatment given to
people to help them stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs ; $c % : a detoxification unit
de-tox-ify /,di:'tDksifai;
NAmE -'talks-/ verb (de-toxi-fies,
de-toxi-fy-ing, de-toxi-fied, de-toxi-fied) [VN] 1 to remove harmful
substances or poisons from sth M#; A?S;
A •
• • fit) H % 2 to treat sb in order
to help them stop drinking too much alcohol or taking drugs $cl|; ^cM de-tract /dftraekt/ verb detract
from sth |
de'tract sth from sth (not used in the progressive tenses A T $£ fr Bt) to make sth seem
less good or enjoyable MM; ; If IS EEd take away from : He was determined not
to let anything detract from his enjoyment of the trip, jfe ^ ihji % 0 If
detractor /di'traekta(r)/
noun [usually pi.] (especially
formal) a person who tries to
make sb/sth seem less good or valuable by criticizing it If MM.
de-train /,di:'trein/
verb [V, VN] (formal) to leave a train or
make sb leave a train ({<£ ) T A$ det-ri-ment /'detrnnant/ noun [U, C, usually sing.] (formal)
the
act of causing harm or damage; sth that causes harm or damage ; MS;
%j IHTO1 to the detriment of sb/sth | to sb/sth’s detriment resulting in harm or
damage to sb/sth ( ^ )
He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his
health,
ftfe jfe AI M
M S T fife. (ft
fiJ0 o without detriment (to sb/sth) not resulting in harm or
damage to sb/sth ( ) Af
det-ri-ment-al /.detri'mentl/ adj. ~ (to sb/sth) harmful W S ; A M &} H77I damaging : the sun’s detrimental effect on skin 0 0 The policy
will be detrimental to the
peace process.
TIPSIftlSo
►
det-ri-men-tal-ly /-tali/ adv. de-tritus /di'traitas/ noun [U] 1 (technical Aio) natural waste
material that is left after sth has been used or broken up organic detritus from
fish and plants 2 (formal) any kind
of rubbish/garbage that is
left after an event or when sth has been used K ; #L Wt; %} Pnn
debris: the detritus of everyday life 0 de trop /,da
'trau; NAmE 'trou/ adj. [not before noun] (from French, formal) not wanted, especially
in a social