se·lect

verb

OPAL W

/sɪˈlekt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they select	/sɪˈlekt/ /sɪˈlekt/
he / she / it selects	/sɪˈlekts/ /sɪˈlekts/
past simple selected	/sɪˈlektɪd/ /sɪˈlektɪd/
past participle selected	/sɪˈlektɪd/ /sɪˈlektɪd/
-ing form selecting	/sɪˈlektɪŋ/ /sɪˈlektɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things, usually according to a system选择；挑选；选拔
- select somebody/something for something 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，最为合算。
- select somebody/something as something She was selected as the parliamentary candidate for Bath.她被选为巴斯选区的议员候选人。
- select somebody/something a randomly selected sample of 23 schools随机抽选的 23 所样本学校
- selected poems of T.S. EliotT.S. 艾略特诗选
- This model is available at selected stores only.这种款式只在特定商店有售。
- She selected an apple from the fruit bowl.她从水果盘里挑选了一个苹果。
- It is important to select a software package that suits your requirements.选择适合您要求的软件包非常重要。
- select somebody/something to do something Six theatre companies have been selected to take part in this year's festival.已选定六个剧团参加今年的戏剧节。
- select what, which, etc. Select what you want from the options available.从可选项中选择你想要的。
- select from something They could select from a range of choices depending on their interests and skills.他们可根据兴趣和技能进行各种各样的选择。
Synonyms choose
chooseselect ▪ pick ▪ decide ▪ opt ▪ go forThese words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.
choose 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。
select [often passive] to choose somebody/something, usually carefully, from a group of people or things:
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 所样本学校
pick (rather informal) to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things:
She picked the best cake for herself.她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
choose, select or pick?Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. When you select something, 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.
decide to choose between two or more possibilities:
We’re still trying to decide on a venue.我们仍在想法确定地点。
opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action:
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。
go for something (rather informal) to choose something:
I think I’ll go for the fruit salad.我想要水果色拉。
Patterns
- to choose/decide between A and/or B
- to choose/select/pick A from B
- to opt/go for somebody/something
- to choose/decide/opt to do something
- to choose/select/pick somebody/something carefully/at random
- randomly chosen/selected/picked
Extra Examples
- You can select goods from our catalogue.您可从我们的商品目录中挑选商品。
- Students select modules according to their interests.学生根据个人兴趣选择学习模块。
- The program automatically selects and stores the most frequently used data.程序会自动筛选并贮存最常用的数据。
- The winning entry will be selected at random by computer.获胜者将由计算机随机选出。
- They were selected as finalists for this year's awards.他们成为今年最终的获奖人选。
- They were selected on the basis of size.他们靠规模入选。
- This anthology is well selected and presented.这部选集的文章经过精挑细选，而且编排颇具匠心。
- Although this was a very highly selected study group, the results were in agreement with our findings.尽管这是经过精挑细选的研究小组，但是结果仍然与我们的发现一致。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- carefully
- specially
- specifically
- …
verb + select
- allow somebody to
- enable somebody to
preposition
- according to
- as
- for
- …
phrases
- be selected on the basis of
- well selected
select something (computing) to mark something on a computer screen; to choose something, especially from a menu（在电脑屏幕上）选定；（从菜单中）选择，选取
- Select the text you want to format by holding down the left button on your mouse.按住鼠标左键选取你想要安排版式的文本。
- Select ‘New Mail’ from the ‘Send’ menu.从“发送”菜单中选择“新邮件”。
Wordfinder
- command
- connect
- desktop
- drag
- enter
- insert
- refresh
- scroll
- select
- toggle
Topics Computersb2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin select- ‘chosen’, from the verb seligere, from se- ‘apart’ + legere ‘choose’.