decree /diˈkri:/ I. n.［c］1.命令，法令：publish a decree颁布一项命令；break a decree违犯法令 2.判决：a decree in bankruptcy破产判决 3.天命：a decree of fate天命‖II. vt.& vi. 1.颁布（法令，政令）：decree an amnesty颁布大赦 2.判决：decree a punishment判罚；decree that a criminal should be punished判决罪人该罚