be undecided about sth
常与介词 about 连用,后接具体考虑的对象。
She is still undecided about which university to attend.
她仍然未决定上哪所大学。
未定的;悬而未决的;未决定的;悬而未决的。;未下决心的;犹豫不决的。;未定的;不明确的
not having made a decision yet; uncommitted
未决定的;悬而未决的。
Open and not yet settled or determined.
未下决心的;犹豫不决的。
Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.
I am still undecided about which course to take next semester.
我还没决定下个学期选哪门课。
用法提示:undecided 作表语,表示人尚未做出决定。
The committee remains undecided on the new policy, so the vote has been postponed.
委员会对新政策仍未做出决定,所以投票被推迟了。
用法提示:undecided 作表语,说明集体尚未达成决定。
She looked at the menu for a long time, still undecided between the pasta and the salad.
她盯着菜单看了很久,仍然在意大利面和沙拉之间拿不定主意。
用法提示:undecided 作补足语,描述人犹豫不决的状态。
常与介词 about 连用,后接具体考虑的对象。
She is still undecided about which university to attend.
她仍然未决定上哪所大学。
后可接 whether 或疑问词引导的从句或不定式。
He is undecided whether to accept the offer.
他尚未决定是否接受这个提议。
主语常为问题、议题或计划,强调悬而未决的状态。
The fate of the proposal remains undecided.
该提案的命运仍未决定。
作定语时表示“悬而未决的”,修饰抽象名词。
This is an undecided question in physics.
这是物理学中一个悬而未决的问题。
语义较宽:既可指对事实没把握,也可指没决定;若强调在两个选项中尚未选择,用 undecided 更自然。
较正式,常指尚未表态支持某方或未承担义务,不带强烈纠结情绪。
强调行动或说话前的迟疑,常因担心后果;不一定是不知道选哪个。
指对同一事物同时存在矛盾情感,不是单纯尚未决定;例如既向往又担心。
口语化,常用 be torn between A and B,强调两种选择都放不下、内心纠结;正式文中可用 undecided。
grammar · medium
易错句子I undecided about which book to buy.
正确表达I am undecided about which book to buy.
undecided 是形容词,不能直接作谓语;受汉语‘我未决定’影响容易漏掉 be 动词。应加 am,构成主系表结构:主语 + be + 形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is undecided to accept the offer.
正确表达She is undecided about accepting the offer.
动词 decide 后接不定式 to do,但形容词 undecided 表示‘尚未决定’时,后接 about + 动名词或 about + whether 从句,不接 to 不定式。将 to accept 改为 about accepting 才符合搭配。
指已作出决定的状态,与undecided(未决定的)相对
指问题或事项已尘埃落定,不再悬而未决
指意志坚定、目标明确,不再犹豫不决
指已明确立场或承担义务,与uncommitted相对
指经过思考后已作出明确决定
undecided 指某个问题尚未决定或某人尚未作出决定;indecisive 指人性格上难以作出决定,常含贬义。
undecided 强调尚未作出决定,常用于人或事项;undetermined 更书面,强调原因、结果等尚未查明,不涉及人的决定。
undecided 指尚未决定;pending 强调等待处理或审批,常涉及法律、程序等。
尚未决定的选民
Candidates often focus on undecided voters in the final weeks of a campaign.
在竞选的最后几周,候选人常常把重点放在尚未决定的选民身上。
仍然未决定;悬而未决
The committee remained undecided after a long discussion.
经过长时间讨论,委员会仍然未能做出决定。
对某事犹豫不决
He is still undecided about whether to accept the offer.
他对于是否接受这个提议仍然犹豫不决。
让某事悬而未决
The two sides left the border issue undecided.
双方让边界问题悬而未决。
至今尚未确定
The exact location of the meeting is as yet undecided.
会议的确切地点至今尚未确定。
un- (not) + decide (root: to decide) + -ed (adjective suffix); same root: decide, decision, decisive, indecisive; same prefix: unhappy, unable, unfinished; same suffix: decided, finished, interested
undecided 指尚未做出决定的状态,decision 是这一状态所等待的结果。
面对多个选项时容易处于 undecided 状态,choice 强调备选方案。
进退两难的情境常使人 undecided,dilemma 指难以取舍的处境。
投票前或计票时可能出现 undecided 的选民或结果。
认真思考和讨论的过程常伴随 undecided,deliberation 是做出决定前的环节。
你现在犹豫不决,那你到底要怎么做?
From Ella Fitzgerald's recording of the jazz standard 'Undecided', a playful jab at someone who keeps changing their mind.
出自艾拉·菲茨杰拉德演唱的爵士标准曲《Undecided》,这首歌以俏皮的口吻调侃反复改变主意的人。
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