1.
determined
: if you are determined
to do something, you have decided that you are definitely going to do it, and
you will not let anything stop you
例：
There's no point in trying to stop her -
it'll only make her more determined.
（你想阻止她，没用的，这样只会让她更决绝。）
determined to do something
I was determined to be a professional
dancer, and practiced for hours every day.
（我立志要成为专业舞蹈演员，每天练习好几个小时。）
Both sides in the dispute seemed determined
not to compromise.
（争议双方好像都下定决心绝不让步。）
determined (that)
She was determined that her children should
have the best possible education.
（她坚定地认为自己的孩子理应尽可能接受最好的教育。）
2.
be set on
: to be determined to do
something, especially something important that will affect your whole life,
even if other people think you should not do it
例：
be set on (doing) something
Nina seems to be set on marrying him.
（妮娜好像下定决心就是要嫁给他。）
Nina's set on going to the party.
（妮娜下定决心就是要去那个派对。）
She has been set on becoming a doctor since
she was a child.
（她从小就立志当医生。）
be dead set on something
(=extremely determined to do something)
I didn't particularly want to go to Africa,
but Bob was dead set on the idea.
（我不是很想去非洲，但是鲍勃下定决心就是要去。）
补充：
''be dead
set on something''
的反义词组
''be dead set against something''
(=extremely
determined not to do something)
例：
The government's dead set against the plan.
（政府坚决反对这个计划。）
3.
set your mind on
: if you set your
mind on something, you decide that that is what you definitely want to do or
have, especially something that you will have to work hard to achieve
例：
set your mind on (doing) something
Once Kate's set her mind on something, she
doesn't rest until she's done it.
（凯特一旦下定决心做某件事，不做完她是不会休息的。）
She's set her mind on having a big posh
wedding.
（她下定决心要办一场奢华的婚礼。）
4.
be intent on
: to be determined to
do something, especially something that other people do not approve of or think
you should do
例：
Michael left school at fifteen, intent on a
career in show business.
（迈克尔
15
岁就不念书了，一心一意要在演艺圈发展。）
be intent on (doing) something
He's always seems intent on stirring up
trouble among his colleagues.
（他好像总是在同事中间搬弄是非。）
She was intent on pursuing a career in
business.
（她下定决心要做生意。）
5.
purposefully
: in a way that shows
that you are determined to do something
例：
She strode purposefully up to the door and
rang the bell loudly.
（她步履坚定地走到门口，用力按门铃。）
6.
be resolved
:
to be
determined to do something because you are sure that it is the right thing to
do
备注：
''be
resolved''
常用于正式的场合。
例：
be resolved to do something
The new President is resolved to impose a
number of reforms.
（新总统坚决推行一系列改革。）
be resolved that
Our city authorities are resolved that the
new school will be built within six months.
（我市领导决定在半年内一定要建成一座新学校。）
7.
mean business
: to be determined
to do something and show other people that you are determined to do it, even if
it involves harming someone
例：
And to prove we mean business, our members
will stage a one-day strike next week.
（为了表示决心，我们全体成员下周会罢工一天。）
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