choose
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UK choose [sth] vtr: (select)
SC 选择 xuǎn zé
TC 選擇
TC 選擇
SC 挑选 xuǎn zé ，tiāo xuǎn
TC 挑選
TC 挑選
I think that he will choose the blue sweater.
我认为他会选件蓝色的毛衣。
choose vi: (make a selection)
SC 选择 xuǎn zé
TC 選擇
TC 選擇
SC 挑选 xuǎn zé ，tiāo xuǎn
TC 挑選
TC 挑選
You can't take both: you must choose.
两者不能兼得，你必须做出选择。
choose to do [sth] v expr: (decide, prefer)
SC 决定 jué dìng
TC 決定
TC 決定
He chose to become an architect.
他决定当一名建筑师。
choose from [sth] vi + prep: (decide between)
SC 在…中进行选择
He needs to choose from the three options.
他需要在这三个选项中进行选择。
pick and choose v expr: informal (be fussy) (非正式用语)
SC 挑挑拣拣 tiāo tiāo jiǎn jiǎn
TC 挑挑揀揀
TC 挑挑揀揀
Salad bars allow customers to pick and choose from a wide selection of vegetables.
pick and choose v expr: (take [sth] selectively, not in its entirety)
SC 仔细挑拣 zǐ xì tiāo jiǎn
TC 仔細挑揀
TC 仔細挑揀