| 释义 |
choice /tʃɔɪs/ n. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 选择，抉择
be careful in one's choice of friends 慎重择友
the choice of words 词的选用
The administration will face this choice. 该政府将面临此种抉择。
2. 选择时机；选择权；选择能力
His father gave him a choice between a recorder and a bicycle. 他父亲让他在录音机和自行车之间选一样。
They are leaving us with little choice. 他们没有给我们留下多少选择的余地。
3. 被选中的东西(或人)
Each to his choice. 各得其所。
She married Basil, the man of her choice. 她嫁给了她自己选中的男人巴兹尔。
His first career choice was sculpture. 他最初选择的职业是雕塑。
He was Haldeman's choice as the next Republican national chairman. 他是霍尔德曼选中的下届共和党全国主席。
4. 供选择的东西(或人)
There is another choice. 还有一个可供选择。
5. 供选择的品种；精选的货源
a wide choice of shoes 花色品种齐全的各种鞋子
The gloves come in a choice of colours. 该手套有各种颜色可供选择。
6. 精华
Of the cavalry the king's own was the choice. 国王自己的骑兵队是骑兵部队中的精华。
7. 审慎
pick words with choice 选词审慎
8. 〈美〉(牛肉定级中在甲乙级之间的)中上级
II a.
1. 上等的，优质的；值得选用的；精选的
choice fruit 上等水果
a choice Chinese restaurant 上等中国餐馆
The car is a choice buy. 这辆车挑得好，价廉物美。
choice language 斟酌得当的语言
Some of her remarks are really choice. 她的有些话真精辟。
2. (牛肉等)中上级的
choice meat 中上级肉
3. 〈主方〉挑三拣四的；爱惜的，很看重的
be choice of one's food 吃东西挑肥拣瘦
I'll be choice of what you gave me. 我会珍惜你给我的东西的。
[< OFr chois < OHG kiosan, cheosan to choose] phr. at choice 可随意选择 by (或 for) choice 出于自择；凭爱好；如果必须选择的话 She is a meteorologist by profession, and a painter by choice. 从职业上说，她是气象学家；从爱好上说，她是画家。I should take this for choice. 要挑我就挑这个。from choice 自愿地 attend a charitable whingding from choice 自愿参加一次慈善宴会 have no choice 1. 不特别偏爱哪个 2. 无选择余地 have no choice but to do sth. 除做某事外别无他择 make choice of 选定 They made choice of Dr. Dent as the next president. 他们选定丹特博士为下任校长。make one's choice 作出选择 of choice 1. 自择的 2. 应先选择的 3. 精选的；特别的 a man of choice 出类拔萃的男人 of one's choice 某人所选择的 a dress of her choice 她选中的连衣裙 take one's choice = make one's choice |