with obj.
1- carefully choose as being the best or most suitable选择; 挑选：
children must select their GCSE subjects
孩子们必须选择中级教育通用证书的科目
with obj. and infinitive he has been selected to take part他已被选中参加
no obj. you can select from a range of quality products.你可以从一系列质量上乘的产品中挑选。
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- no obj.
select for/against
Biology (in terms of evolution) determine whether (a characteristic or organism) will survive【生】（进化）决定（特征, 生物）是否继续存在： a phenotype can be selected against.
显型可能会被淘汰。
1.2
- use a mouse or keystrokes to mark (something) on a computer screen for a particular operation（在电脑屏幕上用鼠标或击键）选中。
1
- (of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable（一组人或事物）精选的; 选出的：
he joined his select team of young Intelligence operatives.
他加入了青年情报特工精英小组。
1.1
- (of a place or group of people) only used by or consisting of a wealthy or sophisticated elite; exclusive（地点）仅供精英阶层专用的; 专用的; （人群）由精英阶层人士组成的; 排外的：
the opera was seen by a small and highly select audience.
这场歌剧只有少量精英观众观看。
派生词
selectable
adjectiveselectness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin select- 'chosen', from the verb seligere, from se- 'apart' + legere 'choose'.