selection
/sɪˈlekʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable选择; 挑选：
such men decided the selection of candidates
这些人决定了候选人的选择
some local Tories objected to his selection.
一些当地保守党人反对他的选择。
1.1
- count noun a number of carefully chosen things精选品; 选集：
the publication of a selection of his poems.
他的一本诗选的出版。
1.2
- count noun a range of things from which a choice may be made备选物; 供选择之物：
the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes.
餐厅提供各种冷热菜肴可供选择。
1.3
- count noun a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting（比赛中值得赌的）看好的马。
1.4
- count noun data highlighted on a computer screen for a particular operation所选数据。
2
- Biology a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution【生】选择。参见NATURAL SELECTION.
3
- Austral./NZ historical the action of choosing and acquiring plots of land for small farming on terms favourable to the buyer〈澳/新, 史〉（以优越条件）选购土地。
3.1
- count noun a plot of land acquired in such a way以优越的条件选购的土地。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin selectio（n-）, from seligere 'select by separating off' （see SELECT）.