[with obj.]establish or decide in advance 预先决定,预先确定 closed questions almost predetermine the response given. 封闭式的问题几乎预先确定了可能给出的答复。 [as adj. predetermined]a predetermined level of spending. 预先确定的消费水平。 ■(一般作 be predetermined)predestine (an outcome or course of events) 命中注定 a strong sense that life had been predetermined. 一种命由天定的强烈感觉。