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词汇 undecided
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Definition of undecided in English:

undecided

adjectiveʌndɪˈsʌɪdɪdˌəndəˈsaɪdəd
  • 1(of a person) not having made a decision.

    (人)未作决定的;犹豫不决的

    the jury remained undecided

    陪审团尚未作出决定。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm completely undecided until the final minute.
    • A lot of people are undecided about whether that's good or bad.
    • But, in that poll, there's no proclamation of how many people are truly undecided.
    • I am still undecided about the decision I am about to make.
    • I am still undecided as to whether it was actually a good plan or not to quit my job and come home to Swindon.
    • But historically, many undecided voters make their decision during the past month or even the last few days of an election season.
    • Well now, I must admit this is a new one on me; not something I had ever heard of before and at this point in time I am undecided whether to feel embarrassingly demure and uneducated or fiercely proud and superior.
    • Although I'm generally undecided about legalizing gambling, I strongly support legalizing poker, e.g. California.
    • The number of undecided voters in the electorate is unusually small this year, he added, meaning the contest is unlikely to shift dramatically in either direction.
    • He was talking about how great it'd be to have a boy for the past 9 months, and they had the boy's name all set (they were still undecided on the girl's name).
    • There are an awful lot of undecided people still, and the question remains whether those undecideds coalesce around another candidate.
    • But I guess there are some really undecided people.
    • I am undecided as to whether this is a good idea, since some people can't help themselves in saying odd things anonymously, but I shall err of the side of laissez-faire.
    • While this debate will certainly reinforce decided voters' existing positions, it didn't strike me as a mind-changer for undecided voters.
    • Three people were undecided and two said they would not vote.
    • If you are still undecided about going to college or sixth form after your GCSE results, the knowledge that cash is available to help you continue your studies might swing the balance.
    • I'm undecided on what to do, other than take a break after this.
    • But there was a small group of undecided members.
    • I'm undecided and probably will be for quite a while.
    • We were undecided whether to go into cattle or sheep milk production, but decided to go with sheep as there was a clear market demand and no problems with milk quotas.
    Synonyms
    unsure, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unresolved, indecisive, irresolute, hesitant, tentative, wavering, vacillating, oscillating, equivocating, dithering, uncommitted, floating, shilly-shallying, wobbling, vague, hazy, unclear, ambivalent, in two minds, torn, split
    in a quandary, in a dilemma, on the horns of a dilemma, in doubt
    informal iffy, blowing hot and cold, on the fence
    1. 1.1 Not settled or resolved.
      未定的;未决的
      the match was still undecided

      比赛尚未定局。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The film's end is open and undecided not only narratively, but also with regard to its underlying vision of the universe.
      • The only thing that was left undecided was who would play the main stars.
      • Republicans get 220 seats; Democrats 211 seats and independents two seats, with two races undecided.
      • It's because central government is so undecided it has lost control, and everything is governed locally.
      • With four races undecided, the Republicans won 227 House seats, the Democrats, 203, and there was one independent.
      • Even though press attention has focussed on the undecided question of control of the internet, at the start of the process there were widely varying views on just about every aspect of the internet.
      • The Conservatives lost only one seat, with two Gosport seats still left undecided due to recounts on Monday
      • The GOP, meanwhile, had a 227-203 edge in the House, a gain of at least three seats, with four races still undecided at press time.
      • But have some of these arguments been left undecided by the Full Court?
      • So far, Republicans have added three seats in the Senate, with two races still undecided, and four seats in the House, with one race still undecided.
      • There is one seat still undecided in Hawaii, which will be determined by the voters on January 4.
      • Some disputes are better left undecided in the annals of history.
      Synonyms
      unresolved, yet to be decided, uncertain, unsure, unclear, unsettled, indefinite
      undetermined, indeterminate, unknown, unestablished, unascertained, pending, outstanding, in the balance, up in the air, debatable, arguable, disputable, moot, problematic, controversial, open to question, open to doubt, open, doubtful, dubious, borderline, ambiguous, vague
      informal iffy, on the back burner, on ice
      British informal dodgy
nounʌndɪˈsʌɪdɪdˌəndəˈsaɪdəd
  • A person who has not decided how they are going to vote in an election.

    (选举)态度未定的人

    20 per cent of the population describe themselves as undecideds
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But, if I had to peg the undecideds who will ultimately tilt this election, I think they'll go with the guy they think has ‘the right stuff.’
    • This election will not be over until the undecideds decide
    • They help undecideds choose a candidate based on what that person is concerned about.
    • He did nothing, less than nothing, to reach out to undecideds or swing voters or anyone who wasn't already committed to the ticket.
    • And the other reason is, we all know that this is a really divided electorate, and that there are fewer undecideds this year than in previous cycles.
    • Unfortunately, this race is so tight that systematic error, and late-breaking undecideds, overwhelm the predictive power of the averages.
    • Can it sway the undecideds and thereby affect the election itself, or will only partisans fork out their money for a ticket?
    • This meant that at every turn the campaign chose caution over boldness so as not to offend the undecideds who, as a group, long to be soothed and reassured rather than challenged and inspired.
    • It was a close election until the final days, when a majority of the undecideds voted Tory.
    • While the split among these so-called undecideds helped make the election as close as it was, they are not a meaningful political constituency.
    • Nearly half those who said they would support Issue Two would have had to vote against it, along with all the undecideds.
    • The polls are all wrong - it's the undecideds that matter
    • Others believe there's another 6 to 8 percent beyond the undecideds who could change their minds depending on circumstances.
    • And my sense would be those undecideds may want to eventually vote for the winner.
    • If not, undecideds will not show up to vote, and the president will win.
    • I'm tired of the weak-kneed undecideds in the swing states.
    • Everything you do from day one should be about identifying your supporters and persuading your undecideds in order to aggressively get them out to vote on election day.
    • However, my observation is that, in presidential elections, the undecideds tend to vote against major change.
    • It looks like the intent was to throw something out at the last minute so no one would have time to investigate, they'd hold the vote right then and the undecideds would be swayed against him.
    • Notice that the number of undecideds, while small (typical, this late in the campaign), are still enough to tip the election either way.

Derivatives

  • undecidedly

  • adverbˌʌndɪˈsʌɪdɪdliˌəndəˈsaɪdɪdli
    • I turned off the TV and looked at him for a minute, undecidedly.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For another agonizing long second he looked at her undecidedly, too surprised to know what he was to do now.
      • Curiously the album's downfall is not that it simply lacks originality but that it also teeters undecidedly on the boundary between epic and nondescript.
      • Danielle shook her head undecidedly, deciding that he was talking mainly to himself than to her.
      • Pressing into the corner, he sunk down into a sit before leaning against the wall, undecidedly.

Rhymes

lopsided, misguided, one-sided, undivided, unguided, unprovided

Definition of undecided in US English:

undecided

adjectiveˌəndəˈsaɪdədˌəndəˈsīdəd
  • 1(of a person) not having made a decision.

    (人)未作决定的;犹豫不决的

    the jury remained undecided

    陪审团尚未作出决定。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are an awful lot of undecided people still, and the question remains whether those undecideds coalesce around another candidate.
    • If you are still undecided about going to college or sixth form after your GCSE results, the knowledge that cash is available to help you continue your studies might swing the balance.
    • I am still undecided about the decision I am about to make.
    • We were undecided whether to go into cattle or sheep milk production, but decided to go with sheep as there was a clear market demand and no problems with milk quotas.
    • A lot of people are undecided about whether that's good or bad.
    • While this debate will certainly reinforce decided voters' existing positions, it didn't strike me as a mind-changer for undecided voters.
    • I am undecided as to whether this is a good idea, since some people can't help themselves in saying odd things anonymously, but I shall err of the side of laissez-faire.
    • But there was a small group of undecided members.
    • Although I'm generally undecided about legalizing gambling, I strongly support legalizing poker, e.g. California.
    • I'm undecided and probably will be for quite a while.
    • He was talking about how great it'd be to have a boy for the past 9 months, and they had the boy's name all set (they were still undecided on the girl's name).
    • I'm undecided on what to do, other than take a break after this.
    • I'm completely undecided until the final minute.
    • But historically, many undecided voters make their decision during the past month or even the last few days of an election season.
    • But I guess there are some really undecided people.
    • Three people were undecided and two said they would not vote.
    • Well now, I must admit this is a new one on me; not something I had ever heard of before and at this point in time I am undecided whether to feel embarrassingly demure and uneducated or fiercely proud and superior.
    • The number of undecided voters in the electorate is unusually small this year, he added, meaning the contest is unlikely to shift dramatically in either direction.
    • But, in that poll, there's no proclamation of how many people are truly undecided.
    • I am still undecided as to whether it was actually a good plan or not to quit my job and come home to Swindon.
    Synonyms
    unsure, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unresolved, indecisive, irresolute, hesitant, tentative, wavering, vacillating, oscillating, equivocating, dithering, uncommitted, floating, shilly-shallying, wobbling, vague, hazy, unclear, ambivalent, in two minds, torn, split
    1. 1.1 Not settled or resolved.
      未定的;未决的
      the match was still undecided

      比赛尚未定局。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is one seat still undecided in Hawaii, which will be determined by the voters on January 4.
      • But have some of these arguments been left undecided by the Full Court?
      • Republicans get 220 seats; Democrats 211 seats and independents two seats, with two races undecided.
      • With four races undecided, the Republicans won 227 House seats, the Democrats, 203, and there was one independent.
      • It's because central government is so undecided it has lost control, and everything is governed locally.
      • The film's end is open and undecided not only narratively, but also with regard to its underlying vision of the universe.
      • The Conservatives lost only one seat, with two Gosport seats still left undecided due to recounts on Monday
      • Even though press attention has focussed on the undecided question of control of the internet, at the start of the process there were widely varying views on just about every aspect of the internet.
      • The only thing that was left undecided was who would play the main stars.
      • So far, Republicans have added three seats in the Senate, with two races still undecided, and four seats in the House, with one race still undecided.
      • Some disputes are better left undecided in the annals of history.
      • The GOP, meanwhile, had a 227-203 edge in the House, a gain of at least three seats, with four races still undecided at press time.
      Synonyms
      unresolved, yet to be decided, uncertain, unsure, unclear, unsettled, indefinite
nounˌəndəˈsaɪdədˌəndəˈsīdəd
  • A person who has not decided how they are going to vote in an election.

    (选举)态度未定的人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And the other reason is, we all know that this is a really divided electorate, and that there are fewer undecideds this year than in previous cycles.
    • Everything you do from day one should be about identifying your supporters and persuading your undecideds in order to aggressively get them out to vote on election day.
    • And my sense would be those undecideds may want to eventually vote for the winner.
    • Unfortunately, this race is so tight that systematic error, and late-breaking undecideds, overwhelm the predictive power of the averages.
    • This meant that at every turn the campaign chose caution over boldness so as not to offend the undecideds who, as a group, long to be soothed and reassured rather than challenged and inspired.
    • However, my observation is that, in presidential elections, the undecideds tend to vote against major change.
    • If not, undecideds will not show up to vote, and the president will win.
    • It looks like the intent was to throw something out at the last minute so no one would have time to investigate, they'd hold the vote right then and the undecideds would be swayed against him.
    • This election will not be over until the undecideds decide
    • It was a close election until the final days, when a majority of the undecideds voted Tory.
    • But, if I had to peg the undecideds who will ultimately tilt this election, I think they'll go with the guy they think has ‘the right stuff.’
    • They help undecideds choose a candidate based on what that person is concerned about.
    • I'm tired of the weak-kneed undecideds in the swing states.
    • The polls are all wrong - it's the undecideds that matter
    • Others believe there's another 6 to 8 percent beyond the undecideds who could change their minds depending on circumstances.
    • Notice that the number of undecideds, while small (typical, this late in the campaign), are still enough to tip the election either way.
    • He did nothing, less than nothing, to reach out to undecideds or swing voters or anyone who wasn't already committed to the ticket.
    • While the split among these so-called undecideds helped make the election as close as it was, they are not a meaningful political constituency.
    • Nearly half those who said they would support Issue Two would have had to vote against it, along with all the undecideds.
    • Can it sway the undecideds and thereby affect the election itself, or will only partisans fork out their money for a ticket?
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