下决心

Maybe with this brainstorm, he'll take the plunge and start his own business.

或许因为这个新点子，他将下决心开始自己的事业

He tearfully home to his mother taught him reading, and resolve to: grow up, to make a career in the world.

他眼泪汪汪地回到家，要妈妈教他读书，并下决心：长大了，要在世界上做一番事业。

It isn't easy for me to make up my mind.

对我来说，要下决心是不容易的事。

As availing for or equivalent to something, as having the like force and weight 1b to number among, reckon with 1c to reckon or account 2 to reckon inward, count up or weigh the reasons, to deliberate 3 by reckoning up all the reasons, to gather or infer 3a to consider, take into account, weigh, meditate on 3b to suppose, deem, judge 3c to determine, purpose, decide

数算， 计算。。。 1c 考虑，认为 2 猜想考虑，评断各种原因，深思熟虑，好好想想 3 把所有的因素列入考虑，推测或推断 3a 考虑，列入考虑，评估，思考计划 3b 推测，相信，判断 3c 决断，下决心，决定

I have decided to specialize in plant chemicals that can be used for insecticides.

我已经下决心专门研究可以用作杀虫剂的植物中的化学物质。

The important thing in life is toa great aim, and the determination to attain it.

人生最重要的是树立一个远大目标，并下决心去努力实现。

He is scrupulous about collecting diverse views but is often unbudgeable once he has settled on his course.

他认真仔细地收集各种各样的意见，但一旦已下决心，就时常很难改变他的注意。

A determination to be better adults than the present incumbents is fine, but to refuse to grow up at all is just plain unrealism.

下决心去成为一个成年人，比推脱责任要好，但是拒绝长大完全是一种不现实的徒劳。

Make up ones mind to do sth .

下决心做某事

Able to see the distortion he caused, I youthfully declared that if I every ran a business, it would be on the reverse principle.

明白了他何以能使人心扭曲，年轻的我暗下决心，他年我若自行创业，一定运用完全相反的原则。

If you are unfortunate enough to the lovelorn, please tell me, I will help you out, really, please contact me!

如果你不幸失恋了，请告诉我，我会帮助你摆脱困境，真的，请联系我啦！

China's plan to cut energy intensity by 20 percent and pollutant discharges by 10 percent between 2006 and 2010 is a case in point.

中国计划在2006年到2010间降低20%的能源强度和减少10%的主要污染物排放，就是一个这样的例子。