choose
/tʃuːz/verb
(past chose; past participle chosen)with obj.
1- pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives挑选; 选择：
he chose a seat facing the door
他选了个面对门的座位
no obj. there are many versions to choose from.有很多可供选择的版本。
1.1
- no obj. decide on a course of action, typically after rejecting alternatives（尤指否决其他选项后）决定, 愿意：
with infinitive he chose to go他决定离开
I'll stay as long as I choose.
我愿意待多久就待多久。
短语
cannot choose but do something
- formal have no alternative to doing something〈正式〉别无选择只得做（某事）。
there is little（或nothing）to choose between
- there is little or no difference between.…之间区别不大（或无区别）。
派生词
chooser
noun词源
Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.