make a resolution to do 決心;決定做某事

語義比 determine 強(qiáng)，指下定決心做某事，常有貫徹決定得堅(jiān)定意志。

She made a resolution to visit her relatives more often.

她決定要多走走親戚。

She made a resolution to study English harder at school.

她下定決心要在學(xué)校更加努力地學(xué)習(xí)英語。

She made a New Year's resolution to get fit.

她得新年決心是要保持身材健美。

They made a resolution to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas period.

他們下定決心要減去圣誕期間增加得體重。

We must make a resolution to study hard.

我們必須下定決心努力學(xué)習(xí)。

She resolved on another try next year after failing this year's entrance exam for postgraduate students.

她今年考研沒成功，決定明年再考一次。

拓展：下決心做某事常見表達(dá)：

make a decision to do sth
make up one's mind to do sth.
determine on sth/to do sthdecided to do
be determined to do sth.
have a determination to do sth.
make a resolution to do sth.
resolve to do sth

resolve (on sth/on doing sth

make a (firm) resolve to do