下定决心

下定決心
xiàdìngjuéxīn
to make a firm resolution

CEDICT

Examples

他下定决心要出国了。

He was determined to go abroad.

Source: Tatoeba

她终于下定决心要出国了。

She finally made up her mind to go abroad.

Source: Tatoeba

她下定决心要拥有自己的店。

She is firmly determined to own a store of her own.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆已经下定决心要去波士顿唸书。

Tom has made up his mind to go to Boston to study.

Source: Tatoeba

我下定决心要在三年之内达成目标。

I have made up my mind to achieve my goals in three years.

Source: Tatoeba

我下定决心要戒掉零食,但违背了自己的意愿,我还是不断屈服于诱惑,吃冰淇淋。

I'd made up my mind to stop snacking, but against my better judgment, I keep giving in to temptation and eating ice cream.

Source: Tatoeba

21个月前在寒冬所开始的一切不应当在今天这个秋夜结束。今天的选举胜利并不是我们所寻求的改变--这只是我们进行改变的机会。如果我们仍然按照过去的方式行事,我们所寻求的改变将不会发生。没有你们,没有服务和牺牲的新精神,就不可能发生改变。因此,让我们发扬新的爱国和负责精神,所有的人都下定决心参与其中,更加努力地工作,不仅是为自己而是为彼此。

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.

Source: Tatoeba

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