predetermine

predetermine
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pre·de·ter·mineBrE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they predetermine BrE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it predetermines BrE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnz/ 🔊past simple predetermined BrE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ 🔊past participle predetermined BrE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ 🔊 -ing form predetermining BrE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to decide sth in advance so that it does not happen by chance 预先决定；事先安排◆The sex of the embryo is predetermined at fertilization. 胚胎的性别早在受精时就决定了。🔊🔊▸ pre·de·ter·mined BrE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ 🔊 adjective◆An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a predetermined level. 温度一达到预设的度数，警报就会响起来。🔊🔊