1、raise

舉起；抬高

He raised his hand to wave.

他舉手揮動起來。

She went to the window and raised the blinds.

她走到窗前，拉起了百葉窗。

升起，舉起（旗幟）

They had raised the white flag in surrender.

他們舉白旗投降了。

At midnight, the German flag will be raised over the Reichstag.

半夜時，德國國旗將在德國國會大廈升起。

增加；提高

The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates.

愛爾蘭共和國預計會提高利率。

Two incidents in recent days have raised the level of concern.

最近發生的兩起事件引發了更多人的關注。

2、determine

是…的決定因素

The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.

雞塊的大小將決定烹飪時間的長短。

Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.

社會地位很大程度上是由家里經濟支柱的職業決定的。

確定;查明

The investigation will determine what really happened.

調查會查明到底發生了什么事情。

Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans.

需要進行檢測以確定其對人的長期影響。

決定;敲定

The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future.

波羅的海各國人民有權決定自己的未來。

The final wording had not yet been determined.

最終措辭仍未敲定。