choose
- v.选择;决定;挑选;选取;宁愿;情愿
chooseverb
选择；挑选；选取
to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available
You choose, I can't decide.
你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
There are plenty of restaurants to choose from.
有许多餐馆可供选择。
She had to choose between giving up her job or hiring a nanny.
她不得不在放弃工作和雇用保姆之间作出选择。
Sarah chose her words carefully.
萨拉措辞谨慎。
We have to choose a new manager from a shortlist of five candidates.
我们得从最终人选名单上的五位候选人中选出一个新经理。
This site has been chosen for the new school.
这块场地已被选作新学校的校址。
He chose banking as a career.
他选中银行业为职业。
We chose Paul Stubbs as/for chairperson.
我们选保罗∙斯塔布斯当主席。
You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not.
买还是不买，你得作出选择。
We chose to go by train.
我们选择乘火车去。
We chose Paul Stubbs to be chairperson.
我们选保罗∙斯塔布斯当主席。
宁愿；情愿；决定
to prefer or decide to do sth
Employees can retire at 60 if they choose.
如果雇员愿意的话，可在60岁退休。
Many people choose not to marry.
许多人情愿不结婚。
there is very little difference between two or more things or people
to choose only those things that you like or want very much
你只能有什么工作就干什么——你不能挑三拣四了。
You have to take any job you can get─you can't pick and choose.
These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.以上各词均含选择、挑选人或物之义。
to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available指选择、选取人或物：
You choose─I can't decide.
你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
[often passive] to choose sb/sth, usually carefully, from a group of people or things指仔细选择、挑选：
He was selected for the team.
他已入选进队了。
a randomly selected sample of 23 schools
随机抽选的23所学校
( rather informal ) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things指选择、挑选：
She picked the best cake for herself.
她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. When you select sth, you choose it carefully, unless you actually say that it is selected randomly/at random . Pick is a more informal word and often a less careful action, used especially when the choice being made is not very important. |
to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action指选择是否采取某种行动：
After graduating she opted for a career in music.
毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.
经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。
( rather informal ) to choose sth指选择某物：
I think I'll go for the fruit salad.
我想要水果色拉。
to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention指单独挑出：
She was singled out for criticism.
单单她一个人受到了批评。
choose
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VERB 挑选;选择;选取
If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections...
他们将能够通过民主选举选择自己的领导人。
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VERB 甘愿;决定
If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right.They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it...
他们当时知道歧视现象仍然存在，但是宁愿装聋作哑。
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PHRASE 不分上下;好坏相当
If there is little to choose between people or things or nothing to choose between them, it is difficult to decide which is better or more suitable.There is very little to choose between the world's top tennis players.
世界顶级网球运动员之间往往难分伯仲。
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PHRASE 享受优厚待遇的少数人；精英
The chosen few are a small group who are treated better than other people. You sometimes use this expression when you think this is unfair.Learning should no longer be an elitist pastime for the chosen few.
学习不应再是少数人的高级消遣。
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to pick and choose→ see:pick
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- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- Take any one of these cards
- Choose a good husband for your daughter
- She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
- Synonym: take select pick out
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- select as an alternative over another
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- Synonym: prefer opt
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- see fit or proper to act in a certain way;decide to act in a certain way
- She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam
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There are so many different makes to choose from .
有很多不同的型号可供选择。
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No one in their right mind would choose to work there .
任何一个精神正常的人都不会选择去那里工作。
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What made you choose the one rather than the other ?
你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
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This site has been chosen for the new school .
这块场地已被选作新学校的校址。
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They 've chosen a site for the new school .
他们为新学校选了校址。
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Whatever system you choose , it must be run in properly .
不管你选择什么样的体系，都必须经过适当的磨合。
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With digital you can choose the camera angle you want .
有了数字电视你就可以选择你所需要的摄像角度。
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Which features do you look for when choosing a car ?
你挑选轿车时要着重哪些特点？
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I had to choose between the two jobs .
我得在两份工作之间作出选择。
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There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from .
有种类繁多的图案可供选择。
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One cannot choose freedom for oneself without choosing it for others .
人不能光为了自己的自由而不顾别人的自由。
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You 'll have to choose whether to buy it or not .
买还是不买，你得作出选择。
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All of them are experts in their chosen field .
他们在各自选定的专业中都是专家。
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Choose a computer to suit your particular needs .
选一台适合你个人需要的电脑。
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We can deduce a lot from what people choose to buy .
从人们选购的东西可以作出多方面的推断。
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His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profession .
他的语言能力对他所选择的职业大有帮助。
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I still don 't understand why you chose that name in the first place .
我仍不明白，你究竟为什么取了这么个名字。
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Many people choose not to marry .
许多人情愿不结婚。
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If he chooses Mary it 's bound to cause problems .
如果他选择玛丽，肯定要招来后患。
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She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team .
她很幸运被选中加入此队。
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Choose an essay topic that you can really get your teeth into .
选择一个你可以真正悉心钻研的论文题目。
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The price is dependent on how many extras you choose .
价格取决于你挑选额外收费项目的多少。
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He won the toss and chose to field first .
他在掷硬币时猜中了，选择先作守方。
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Whichever they choose , we must accept their decision .
无论他们如何选择，我们都必须接受他们的决定。
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Choose the ' Cut ' option from the Edit menu .
从编辑选单上选“剪切”项。
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She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications .
她因资历适合而获选担任这项工作。
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Names were chosen at random from a list .
名字是从名单中随便点的。
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You have to take any job you can get ─ you can 't pick and choose .
你只能有什么工作就干什么——你不能挑三拣四了。
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You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career .
你必须按照自己的意愿选择职业。
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The only stipulation is that the topic you choose must be related to your studies .
唯一的要求是你选的题目必须与你的研究科目有关。
较正式用词，指经过认真考虑后，从很多的人或物中精选出最好的、最中意的，有时具有庄严、正式的感情色彩。
They selected a diamond engagement ring.
他们挑选了一枚钻石订婚戒指。
Why didn't you select a nice subject?
你为什么没选一个好题目?
He was selected as chairman of the committee.
他被选为委员会的主席。
指根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行挑选，侧重于被选者的优点或优良特性。
It took her a long time to choose a new skirt.
她花了很长时间挑选一条新裙子。
He chose happiness instead of wealth.
他宁要幸福而舍弃财富。
He was chosen for special training.
他已被选中进行特殊训练。
指按照一定的规章或法律，用投票等方式进行的认真而慎重的选择；也指选择做某事，通常后接动词不定式。
Americans elect a president every four years.
美国人每四年选一次总统。
Like men, woman have the right to elect and to be elected.
妇女享有同男子平等的选举权和被选举权。
You can elect to delete the file or save it.
你可以选择删除或保存该文件。
多指从个人角度仔细挑选，可以是随意或慎重地进行选择，常用于口语。
I don't know which of the three coats to pick.
我真不知道这三件上衣中该选哪一件。
We must pick the best seeds.
我们必须挑选最好的种子。
I wasn't picked for the curling team.
我没有被选进冰壶队。
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