1DECIDEto decide which one of a number of things or people you want 挑选,选择;选取;选中 → choice
It took us ages to choose a new carpet.
我们挑选新地毯花了很长时间。
A panel of judges will choose the winner.
会由一个评判小组选出冠军。
He chose his words carefully as he spoke.
他说话时字斟句酌。
I don’t mind which one we have – you choose.
我们要哪一个我无所谓,你来挑吧。
choose between
For pudding we could choose between ice cream and apple tart.
甜点我们可以选冰激凌或者苹果馅饼。
choose from
You can choose from a wide range of vehicles.
你可以从多种交通工具中选择。
choose to do something
I chose to learn German rather than French.
我选择学习德语,而不是法语。
choose somebody/something to do something
They chose Donald to be their leader.
他们选唐纳德当他们的领袖。
choose somebody/something as something
The company chose London as its base.
这家公司选择伦敦作为总部所在地。
choose somebody/something for something
Why did you choose me for the job?
你为什么选我来做这项工作?
nchoose which/whether/what etc
nYou can choose what you want to do first.
2DECIDEto decide to do something because that is what you prefer to do 情愿,宁愿;选定,决定
choose to do something
I chose to ignore his advice.
我决定不理会他的建议。
You can, if you choose, invest in the stock market.
如果你愿意,可以投资股票市场。
3there is little/nothing to choose between somethingCHOOSEused when you think that two or more things are equally good and you cannot decide which is better 两者不相上下[同样好],难以取舍
There was little to choose between the two candidates.
两名候选人不相上下。
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there is little/nothing to choose between something• But there is little to choose between the two in terms of overallperformance.• Both make-ups can be available at the same time and, so far as value goes, there is nothing to choose between them.
THESAURUS
choose to decide which one of several things you want 挑选,选择
I chose a black dress.
我选了一条黑色的连衣裙。
Which dessert should I choose?
我选什么甜点呢?
pick to choose something, especially without thinking carefully. Pick is more informal than choose 〔尤指未经认真考虑〕挑选,选择〔pick没有choose正式〕
Pick any number from one to ten.
从一到十中任选一个数字。
select formal to choose something, especially after thinking carefully 〔尤指经认真考虑〕挑选,选择,选拔
The committee will meet to select a new chairman.
委员会将开会选出新的主席。
nAll our instructors are carefully selected.
opt for/go for to choose one thing instead of another 选择
Many car buyers opt for used vehicles.
许多购车者都选择二手车。
I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake.
我想我还是要巧克力蛋糕吧。
decide on to choose something from many possible things, especially when the decision has been difficult or taken a long time 决定要〔尤指决定很难作出或花费很长时间〕
Thomas had decided on a career as a writer.
托马斯已经决定从事写作。
single out to choose one person or thing from a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others 挑出,选出〔一人或一物〕
Why should he be singled out for special treatment?
为什么单给他一个人特殊待遇?
nOne student was singled out for special attention.
take your pick especially spoken to choose anything you want, especially when there are many different things available 〔尤指从许多不同的东西中〕选择,挑选
You can take your pick from Bodrum’s many bars and restaurants.
博德鲁姆有许多酒吧和餐馆任你选择。
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choose• We should not have to choose.• I can't decide what I want. You choose.• The city chose a new mayor on Tuesday.• Will you help me choose a present for Warren?• He chose Armagh as his center of power.• Seattle has been chosen as the venue for next year's conference.• We have to choose between doing geography or studying another language.• He could afford to take it easy and he picked and chose carefully whatever he wanted to do.• The board has unanimously chosen Cole as Gray's temporaryreplacement.• Many of the industrieschosen for government investment have in fact already gone bankrupt.• But which to choose from his marvellousoutput?• Importrestrictions will reduce the number of cars buyers have to choose from.• Companies are now using computers to help them choose new workers.• More and more young couplestoday are choosing not to marry.• A committee will be selected to choose the new leader.• "Where do you want to go?" "You choose this time."• The fabric that she chose to be made into a dress is a combination of silk and cotton.• Why do so few women choose to become engineers?• And with so much wood in the room, a naturalcolourscheme has been chosen to complement it.• Eventually, Jane was chosen to deliver the message.• We are a people who have chosen to denypoor children clothes, medicine and school supplies.• I told him to drive more slowly, but he chose to ignore my advice.• Beattie has taken a big risk here by choosing to tell her tale through the wan and washed-out Jean.• You will need to choosetrees that flower at the same time.• It took her three hours to choose which dress to wear.
chose ... words• They then had to explain why they chose their words.• He chose words from a specialcommunicationsprogram and fashioned them into sentences.• Your editor should ask for your opinions, why you chose certain words or decided to include or omit information.• I hope that I chose my words with some care.
ADVERB | VERB + CHOOSE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤carefully, wisely小心地/明智地選擇◇He chose his words carefully.他措辭謹慎。➤freely隨意選擇◇They can choose freely from a wide range of courses.他們可以從一大堆課程中自由選擇。➤voluntarily, willingly自願選擇➤consciously, deliberately, purposely, specifically有意識地/慎重地/特意地/明確地選擇➤arbitrarily, randomly任意地/隨機地選擇VERB + CHOOSE➤be able to, be free to, can能夠/可自由/可以選擇◇You are free to choose whichever courses you want to take.你可以自由選擇你想學的課程。PREPOSITION➤between在⋯之間選擇◇She had to choose between giving up her job or hiring a nanny.她不得不在放棄工作和雇保母之間作出抉擇。➤from從⋯中選擇◇There are several different models to choose from.有幾個不同型號供選擇。PHRASES➤pick and choose挑挑揀揀◇You have to take any job you can get-you can't pick and choose.你能找到什麼工作就做什麼工作 - 不能挑三揀四。
choose verb ⇨choose (choose from sth)⇨decide (choose not to marry)choose
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choose ♦︎ select ♦︎ pick ♦︎ decide ♦︎ opt ♦︎ go for sth ♦︎ single sb/sth out ♦︎ adoptThese words all mean to make a decision about which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.这些词均表示选择、挑选。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to choose / select / pick / single out A from B◆to choose / select / pick / decide between A and / or B◆to choose / select / pick / opt for / go for / single out / adopt sb / sth as sb / sth◆to choose / select / pick / single out sb / sth for sb / sth◆to choose / select / pick / opt for / go for / single out / adopt sb / sth to do sth◆to choose / decide / opt to do sth◆to pick / single sb / sth out◆to choose / select / pick sb / sth carefully / at random◆randomly chosen / selected / picked◆well chosen / selected■choose(chose, chosen) [intransitive, transitive] to make a decision about which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available选择;挑选;选取◆You choose-I can't decide.你来选吧,我拿不定主意。◆There are plenty of restaurants to choose from.有许多餐馆可供选择。◆She had to choose between giving up her job or hiring a nanny.她不得不在放弃工作和雇用保姆之间作出选择。◆You have to take any job you can get-you can't pick and choose.你能找到什么工作就得干什么-不能挑三拣四了。◆He chose banking as a career.他选择在银行业发展。◆You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not.买还是不买,你得作出选择。◆We chose Paul Stubbs to be chairperson.我们选了保罗•斯塔布斯当主席。 see also choice ⇨ option, choice ⇨ range1■select [transitive, often passive] (ratherformal) to choose sb/sth, usually according to a system, from a group of people or things(根据一套体系)选择,挑选,选拔◆He hasn't been selected for the team.他未能入选该队。◆All our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value they provide.我们的所有旅馆都是精心挑选的,因此最为合算。◆a randomly selected sample of 23 schools随机抽选的23所学校◆selected poems of T.S. EliotT.S.艾略特诗选◆Select 'New Mail' from the 'Send' menu.从“发送”选单中选择“新邮件”。 see also selection ⇨ range1■pick [transitive] (ratherinformal) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things选择;挑选◆Pick a number from one to twenty.从一至二十中挑选一个数。◆Names were picked at random out of a hat.名字随机从一顶帽子中选出。◆He was picked out as the best player.他被选为最佳选手。NOTE辨析 Choose, select or pick?Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. * choose在这些词中含义最广,也是唯一可以不带宾语的词◆You select/pick-I can't decide.When you select sth, you choose it carefully, unless you actually say that it is selected randomly/at random. Pick is a more informal word and often a less careful action, used especially when the choice being made is not very important. * select表示仔细挑选,除非特意说明select randomly/at random(随机选取)。相比之下,pick不太正式,常指随意挑选,尤用于所作选择不太重要的情况◆Select a number from one to twenty.■decide [intransitive] to choose between two or more possibilities作出抉择;决定;选定◆It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.很难在这两个候选人之间取舍。◆We're still trying to decide on a venue.我们仍在设法选定场地。◆You choose-I can't decide.你来选吧,我拿不定主意。 see also decide ⇨ decide■opt [intransitive] to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action选择(做某事)◆After graduating she opted for a career in music.毕业后她选择从事音乐工作。◆After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.考虑了许久,我决定不买摩托车。◆Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.许多工人宁愿离职也不接受减薪。◆Employees may opt out of the company's pension plan.员工可以选择不参加公司的退休金计划。 see also option ⇨ option■ˈgo for sth
phrasal verb
(goes, went, gone) (ratherinformal) to choose sth选择某物◆I think I'll go for the fruit salad.我想要水果沙拉。■ˌsingle sb/sth ˈout
phrasal verb
to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention单独挑出◆She was singled out for criticism.唯独她被挑出来挨批。◆He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games.他被评为这次运动会唯一的杰出运动员。■adopt [transitive] to choose a new name, country, etc. and begin to use it as your own选用(名字等);移居(某国);承袭◆The royal family adopted the name of Windsor early in the last century.王室在上世纪早期选用温莎为名。