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单词 choose
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choosechoose /tʃuz/ verb (past tense chose /tʃoʊz/, past participle chosen /ˈtʃoʊzən/, present participle choosing) 1 to decide which thing or person you want choose
to decide which one of a group of things or people you want:
  • I can’t decide which dessert to get. You choose for me.
  • She was only 16 when the director chose her to be in the movie.
  • pick
    pick means the same as choose, but sounds more informal and is used more often in situations where the choice you are making is easy or quick:
  • Pick a number from one to five.
  • decide on
    to choose one thing from many possible choices, after thinking carefully about the choice:
  • Have you decided on a date for the wedding?
  • select AWL (formal)
    select means the same as decide on but sounds more formal:
  • It is important for parents to select the right school for a child with special needs.
  • Select is also used in official or formal documents to mean the same as choose: Select “privacy” from the pull-down menu if you would like to change your computer’s settings.
    opt for
    to choose to have one thing instead of another:
  • I think I would opt for the blue dress rather than the red one.
  • ➔ see decide (1) for choose meaning “to choose to do something” ➔ see choice
    2 to choose by voting elect
    to choose someone for an official position by voting:
  • She was elected mayor.
  • Each class elects a representative to the student council.
  • choose (informal)
    choose means the same as elect but sounds informal:
  • Tomorrow the people will choose the person they want to be President.
  • nominate
    to officially suggest someone for an important job. Usually several people are nominated, and then there is an election to decide which person is chosen for the job:
  • Joe nominated Ella to be the club’s chairwoman.
  • ➔ see vote1
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