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choose AHD[cho͞oz] D.J.[tʃuːz]K.K.[tʃuz]v.（动词）chose[chōz] cho.sen[chōʹzən] choos.ing, choos.es v.tr.（及物动词）- To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out.挑选：从一些可供选择的东西中挑选；选定并挑出
- To prefer above others:认为…比其它更可取：chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.宁愿去超级市场而不去附近的杂货店
- To determine or decide:决定或选定：chose to fly rather than drive.决定乘飞机去而不是开车去
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To make a choice; make a selection:选择；进行挑选：was used to doing as she chose.习惯做自己选择的事
choose up - To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.选球员组队：在棒球或软式棒球等运动中挑选队员组成两方或两队
- Middle English chesen 中古英语 chesen
- from Old English cēosan * see geus- 源自 古英语 cēosan * 参见 geus-
choosʹer n.（名词）choose, select, elect, pick- These verbs mean to make a choice from a number of possibilities.这些动词都指从一些可能性中做出选择。
- Choose implies the use of judgment in taking one of several persons, things, or courses of action: Choose 含有运用判断力在一些人、物或行为方式中选出一个的意思： "We do not choose survival as a value; it chooses us" (B.F. Skinner). “并不是我们把生存作为一种价值而选择了它；而是它选择了我们” （B·F·斯基纳）。
- Select stresses fastidiousness in choosing from a wide variety: Select 侧重于从许多不同种类中进行选择时的挑剔态度： Four skiers will be selected to represent each country.每个国家将选出四名滑雪者作为代表。
- Elect strongly suggests deliberation in making a selection, usually between alternatives: Elect 强烈地暗示着通常在两者之间作出挑选时的深思细想： I elected not to go.我决定不去。
- Pick, likeselect, indicates care in choosing: Pick 和select 一样，表示选择时的小心谨慎： "Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round" (Muhammad Ali). “我不但能击倒，我还能挑选在哪一回合击倒” （默罕默德·阿里）
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