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pick verb
⇨ choose (pick a number) ⇨ harvest (pick fruit)pick noun
⇨ choice 1 (take your pick) ⇨ choice 2 (She was his pick for best actress.) choose verb choose ♦︎ select ♦︎ pick ♦︎ decide ♦︎ opt ♦︎ go for sth ♦︎ single sb/sth out ♦︎ adoptThese words all mean to make a decision about which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available. 这些词均表示选择、挑选。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to choose / select / pick / single out A from B◆to choose / select / pick / decide between A and / or B◆to choose / select / pick / opt for / go for / single out / adopt sb / sth as sb / sth◆to choose / select / pick / single out sb / sth for sb / sth◆to choose / select / pick / opt for / go for / single out / adopt sb / sth to do sth◆to choose / decide / opt to do sth◆to pick / single sb / sth out◆to choose / select / pick sb / sth carefully / at random◆randomly chosen / selected / picked◆well chosen / selected■ choose (chose, chosen) [intransitive, transitive] to make a decision about which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available 选择；挑选；选取◆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。◆You have to take any job you can get－you can't pick and choose.你能找到什么工作就得干什么－不能挑三拣四了。◆He chose banking as a career.他选择在银行业发展。◆You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not.买还是不买，你得作出选择。◆We chose Paul Stubbs to be chairperson.我们选了保罗•斯塔布斯当主席。 see also choice ⇨ option , choice ⇨ range 1 ■ select [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to choose sb/sth, usually according to a system, from a group of people or things （根据一套体系）选择，挑选，选拔◆He hasn't been selected for the team.他未能入选该队。◆All our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value they provide.我们的所有旅馆都是精心挑选的，因此最为合算。◆a randomly selected sample of 23 schools随机抽选的23所学校◆selected poems of T.S. EliotT.S.艾略特诗选◆Select 'New Mail' from the 'Send' menu.从“发送”选单中选择“新邮件”。 see also selection ⇨ range 1 ■ pick [transitive] (rather informal) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things 选择；挑选◆Pick a number from one to twenty.从一至二十中挑选一个数。◆Names were picked at random out of a hat.名字随机从一顶帽子中选出。◆He was picked out as the best player.他被选为最佳选手。NOTE 辨析 Choose, select or pick? Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. * choose在这些词中含义最广，也是唯一可以不带宾语的词◆You select/pick－I can't decide. 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. * select表示仔细挑选，除非特意说明select randomly/at random（随机选取）。相比之下，pick不太正式，常指随意挑选，尤用于所作选择不太重要的情况◆Select a number from one to twenty. ■ decide [intransitive] to choose between two or more possibilities 作出抉择；决定；选定◆It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.很难在这两个候选人之间取舍。◆We're still trying to decide on a venue.我们仍在设法选定场地。◆You choose－I can't decide.你来选吧，我拿不定主意。 see also decide ⇨ decide ■ opt [intransitive] to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action 选择（做某事）◆After graduating she opted for a career in music.毕业后她选择从事音乐工作。◆After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.考虑了许久，我决定不买摩托车。◆Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.许多工人宁愿离职也不接受减薪。◆Employees may opt out of the company's pension plan.员工可以选择不参加公司的退休金计划。 see also option ⇨ option ■ ˈgo for sth phrasal verb (goes, went, gone) (rather informal) to choose sth 选择某物◆I think I'll go for the fruit salad.我想要水果沙拉。■ ˌsingle sb/sth ˈout phrasal verb to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention 单独挑出◆She was singled out for criticism.唯独她被挑出来挨批。◆He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games.他被评为这次运动会唯一的杰出运动员。■ adopt [transitive] to choose a new name, country, etc. and begin to use it as your own 选用（名字等）；移居（某国）；承袭◆The royal family adopted the name of Windsor early in the last century.王室在上世纪早期选用温莎为名。 harvest verb harvest ♦︎ pick ♦︎ gatherThese words all mean to take and collect plants for food. 这些词均表示收获粮食、收割。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to harvest / pick / gather fruit◆to harvest / gather a crop■ harvest /ˈhɑːvɪst; NAmE ˈhɑːrvɪst/ [intransitive, transitive] to cut and collect a crop; to catch and collect a large number of animals to eat 收割（庄稼）；捕获（动物）◆Winter wheat is harvested in late July and early August.冬小麦要在7月底8月初收割。◆In the US, more than 130 000 tons of live oysters are harvested each year.在美国，每年可捕捞13万多吨的生蚝。▸ harvest noun [countable, uncountable] ◆the grain harvest谷物的收成◆at harvest time在收获季节■ pick [transitive] to take and collect part of a plant such as the flowers or fruit 摘，采（花或果实等）◆They picked some flowers and arranged them into a beautiful bouquet.他们采了些花，做成了一个漂亮的花束。◆to pick grapes / strawberries / cotton摘葡萄；摘草莓；采棉花■ gather [transitive] (rather formal or literary) to pick or cut and collect crops to be stored; to collect wild plants or fruit from a wide area 收获，收割（庄稼，以作贮备）；采集（野生植物或果实）◆It was late August and the harvest had been safely gathered in.已是8月下旬，庄稼都妥善收割完毕。◆They lived in the forest, gathering mushrooms and berries to eat.他们住在森林里，采食蘑菇和野莓。 choice1 noun make a choice 作出选择the obvious/first choice 当然之选；首选choice ♦︎ selection ♦︎ nomination ♦︎ election ♦︎ pickThese are all words for the act of choosing between two or more people, things or possibilities. 这些词均表示选择、挑选的行为。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's selection / nomination / election as sth◆sb's selection / nomination for sth◆a / an careful / initial / final choice / selection◆to make a choice / selection / nomination◆to have a choice / your pick◆to take your choice / pick◆to get first choice / pick◆to secure selection / the nomination / election◆to win selection / the nomination■ choice [countable] an act of choosing between two or more possibilities 选择；抉择◆Many women are forced to make a choice between family and career.许多妇女被迫在家庭和事业之间作出取舍。◆We aim to help students make more informed career choices.我们努力想帮助学生作出更有依据的职业选择。◆We are faced with a difficult choice.我们面临困难的选择。 see also choice ⇨ option ■ selection [uncountable] (rather formal) the process of choosing sb/sth, usually according to a system, from a group of people or things （根据一套体系作出的）选择，挑选，选拔◆The final team selection will be made tomorrow.明天将确定队伍的最终人选。◆The game is based on the random selection of numbers.游戏以随机抽取号码为基础。◆What are their selection criteria?他们的挑选标准是什么？■ nomination /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE ˌnɑːmɪˈneɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] the act of suggesting or choosing sb as a candidate in an election, or for a job or award; the fact of being suggested for this 提名；任命；推荐◆Membership of the club is by nomination only.俱乐部会员资格仅可通过推荐获得。◆They opposed her nomination to the post of Deputy Director.他们反对任命她为副经理。◆How many Oscar nominations has she had in her career?她的职业生涯中得过多少次奥斯卡提名？ see also nominate ⇨ appoint , nominate ⇨ recommend 2 ■ election [uncountable] the fact of having been chosen in an election 当选◆We welcome his election as president.我们欢迎他当选总统。 see also elect ⇨ appoint ■ pick [singular] (rather informal) an act of choosing sb/sth 挑选；选择◆Red or green? Take your pick (= choose).红的还是绿的？自己选吧。◆The winner gets first pick of the prizes.获胜者可先挑奖品。◆She had her pick of the young single men at the party.她在聚会上对年轻的单身男人有了自己的选择。ⓘ Pick is nearly always used in the phrases shown in these examples. * pick几乎总是用于上面例子所示的短语中。 choice2 noun make a choice 作出选择the obvious/first choice 当然之选；首选choice ♦︎ favourite ♦︎ preference ♦︎ selection ♦︎ pickThese are all words for a person or thing that is chosen, or that is liked more than others. 这些词均表示被选中的或更受喜爱的人或事物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's choice / favourite / pick for sth◆sb's choice / selection / pick as sth◆an obvious choice / favourite / selection◆a / an excellent / good / popular / fine choice / selection■ choice [countable] a person or thing that is chosen 入选者；被选中的东西◆She's the obvious choice for the job.她是这个职位的当然人选。◆This colour wasn't my first choice.这种颜色并非我的首选。◆I don't like his choice of friends (= the people he chooses as his friends).我不喜欢他交的朋友。 see also choice ⇨ option , of choice ⇨ favourite adj. ■ favourite (BrE) (NAmE favorite) [countable] a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type 钟爱的人（或事物）◆This song is a particular favourite of mine.我尤其喜欢这首歌。◆These cakes are great favourites with the children.孩子们特别喜欢这些蛋糕。◆The show has become a firm favourite with young people.这个演出已经着实赢得年轻人的喜爱。 see also favourite ⇨ favourite adj. ■ preference / /ˈprefrəns/ / [countable] a thing that is liked better or best 偏爱的事物；最喜爱的东西◆They are undertaking a study of consumer preferences.他们正在研究消费者偏好。◆Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual.人与人的口味和偏好各有不同。 see also preference ⇨ taste 1 , prefer ⇨ prefer , preferred ⇨ favourite adj. NOTE 辨析 Favourite or preference?Your favourites are the things you like best, and that you have, do, listen to, etc. often; your preferences are the things that you would rather have or do if you can choose. * favourite指最喜欢因而常有、常做或常听等的事物，preference指在可以选择的情况下会较喜欢的事物。■ selection [countable] a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group 被选中的人（或事物）；入选者◆A selection of readers' comments are published below.下面选登了部分读者的评论。◆The orchestra played selections from Hollywood musicals.管弦乐队演奏了好莱坞音乐剧精选的曲目。■ pick [singular] (especially NAmE, rather informal) a person or thing that is chosen 选中的人（或事物）◆She was his pick for best actress.她是他心目中的最佳女演员之选。 |