1
- an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities选择; 抉择：
the choice between good and evil.
善恶间的抉择。
1.1
- mass noun the right or ability to make, or possibility of making, such a selection选择权; 选择能力; 可供选择的机会：
I had to do it, I had no choice.
我没有选择, 必须做。
1.2
- a range of possibilities from which one or more may be selected选择范围：
you can have a sofa made to order in a choice of over forty fabrics.
你可以定做一只沙发, 有40多种面料可供选择。
1.3
- a course of action, thing, or person which is selected or decided upon选中的行动步骤; 入选物; 入选者：
this disk drive is the perfect choice for your computer.
这个磁盘驱动器是你电脑的完美选择。
1
- (especially of food) of very good quality（尤指食物）上等的, 精选的：
he picked some choice early plums.
他挑了几个上等早熟李子。
2
- (of words, phrases, or language) rude and abusive（单词, 短语, 语言）粗鲁无礼的, 辱骂性的：
he had a few choice words at his command.
他掌握了一些脏话随时使用。
短语
by choice
- of one's own volition出于自己的选择。
of choice
- chiefly N. Amer. selected as one's favourite or the best〈主北美〉最爱的; 最佳的：
champagne was his drink of choice.
香槟是他最爱的饮品。
of one's choice
- that one chooses or has chosen自选的：
the college of her choice.
她自己选中的大学。
派生词
choicely
adverbchoiceness
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French chois, from choisir 'choose'， of Germanic origin and related to CHOOSE.