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choice

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choice1 /tʃɔɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1 ABILITY TO CHOOSE[countableC, uncountableU]CHOOSE if you have a choice, you can choose between several things 选择;选择权 choose
choice between
 Voters have a choice between three main political parties.
选民可以在三大政党之间作选择。
choice of
 You have a choice of hotel or self-catering accommodation.
你可以选择住宾馆或找自理膳食的住宿处。
 He has to make some important choices.
他得作出一些重要的抉择。
 They gave us no choice in the matter.
在这件事情上他们没给我们选择的余地。
2 RANGE TO CHOOSE FROM[singular, uncountableU]CHOOSE the range of people or things that you can choose from 选择范围
 It was a small shop and there wasn’t much choice.
这是家小商店,选择不多。
choice of
 There is a choice of four different colours.
有四种颜色可供选择。
 We offer a wide choice of wines and beers.
我们有各种各样的葡萄酒和啤酒供选择。
spoilt for choice British EnglishBrE
 Consumers these days are spoilt for choice (=have a lot of things to choose from).
如今的消费者可选择的东西太多了。
3 THING CHOSEN[countableC]CHOOSE the person or thing that someone chooses 被选中的人[东西]
choice of
 I don’t really like her choice of jewellery.
我不大喜欢她选的首饰。
 I think London was a good choice as a venue.
我觉得伦敦是个很好的选址。
somebody’s first/second choice
 My first choice of college was Stanford.
我的第一志愿是斯坦福大学。
4 by choice CHOOSEif you do something by choice, you do it because you want to do it and not because you are forced to do it 自己选择的,自愿的
 She lives alone by choice.
她是自己选择一个人生活的。
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5 the something of your choice CHOOSEthe person or thing of your choice is the one that you would most like to choose 你最喜欢[最想要]的事物
 My children cannot go to the school of their choice.
我的孩子们无法上他们最喜欢的学校。
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6 the something of choice PREFERthe thing of choice is the one that people prefer to use 首选的东西
 It is the drug of choice for this type of illness.
这是治疗这种病的首选药。
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Hobson's choice
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have a choice 有选择,可以选择
Students have a choice between German and Spanish.
学生可以选择德语或西班牙语。
make a choice (=choose something) 作出选择
One of our course advisors can help you to make your choice.
我们的课程指导员可以帮助你作出选择。
give somebody a choice 给某人选择
Her doctor gave her a choice: take medicine or lose weight.
医生给她选择: 服药或者减肥。
be faced with a choice 面临选择
He was faced with a difficult choice.
他面临艰难的选择。
have no choice (but to do something) 没有选择(而只能做某事)
The men had no choice but to obey.
那些人别无选择,只能服从。
leave somebody with no choice 没有给某人选择
I was left with no choice but to resign.
我没有选择,只能辞职。
exercise your choice formal (=make a choice – used especially when talking about someone using their right to choose) 行使自己的选择权
nEveryone should have the right to exercise choice in matters of relationships.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + choice
the right/wrong choice 正确/错误的选择
I think you’ve made the right choice.
我想你作出了正确的选择。
a difficult choice 艰难的选择
It was a very difficult choice for me.
这对我来说是个非常艰难的选择。
a stark choice (=a choice between two unpleasant things that you must make) 残酷的选择
We faced a stark choice: steal or starve.
我们面临一个残酷的选择: 要么偷,要么挨饿。
(a) free choice 自由的选择
Students have an entirely free choice of what to study at university.
学生在大学里选读什么是完全自由的。
an informed choice (=a choice based on knowledge of the facts about something) 知情的选择
The patient should have enough information to make an informed choice.
病人应该了解足够的信息,在知情的情况下作出选择。
consumer choice (=the opportunity for people to choose between different products) 消费者选择
nI believe in free trade and consumer choice.
parental choice 家长选择权
nThe aim is to extend parental choice in education.
phrases
freedom of choice 选择的自由
Patients should have more freedom of choice.
病人应该有更大的选择自由。
given the choice (=if you had a choice) 假如可以选择
Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.
假如可以选择,我可能就不会上班。
nhave no choice in the matter
The village people had no choice in the matter.
nTHESAURUS
choice: choice of
The school seems OK, but there isn’t a great choice of courses.
| have a choice (=be able to choose from several things)
With her high grades and athletic skill, Celeste had her choice of colleges.
| have no choice but to do something (=to be forced to do something because there is nothing else you can choose)
Spooner says he had no choice but to file for bankruptcy.
| wide choice (=a lot of things to choose from)
There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.
option one of the things that you can choose to do in a particular situation
He basically has two options: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football.
| keep/leave your options open (=delay choosing so that you continue to have several things to choose from)
I haven’t signed any contracts yet – I want to keep my options open.
alternative one of two or more ways of doing something
Did you consider other alternatives before you moved in with Lucy?
| alternative to
There is no practical alternative to our current policy.
| have no alternative (=to not have a choice)
He says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no alternative.
nTHESAURUS
choice something or someone that has been chosen
Maria was very pleased with her choice.
| first/second/third choice (=the thing you wanted most, the thing you wanted most after that etc)
Greece was our first choice for a vacation, but all the flights were full.
| somebody’s choice of
I don’t like his choice of friends.
selection a small group of the best things that have been chosen from a larger group: selection of
She showed me a selection of her drawings.
a selection of songs from ‘West Side Story’
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choice2 adjectiveadj  
1 [only before noun] formalGOOD/EXCELLENT choice food is of very good quality 〔食物〕上等的,精选的,品质优良的
 choice steak
上等牛排
 We select only the choicest apples for our pies.
我们只挑选最好的苹果做馅饼。
2 a few choice words/phrases ANGRYif you use a few choice words, you say exactly what you mean in an angry way 尖刻的话
 He told us what he thought of the idea in a few choice words.
他很不客气地跟我们说了他对这个观点的看法。
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Origin choice1
(1200-1300) Old French chois, from choisir to choose
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 725 COCA: 630
choice

noun¹

1act of choosing挑選ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHOICE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcareful, good, informed, right, wise精心的挑選;不錯的選擇;有依據的選擇;正確的選擇;明智的選擇a careful choice of words謹慎的措辭bad, wrong糟糕的/錯誤的選擇difficult, hard, stark, tough困難的/痛苦的/殘酷的/艱難的抉擇She faced the stark choice of backing the new plan or losing her job.她面臨要麼支持新計劃、要麼丟掉工作的殘酷抉擇。easy, simple輕鬆的/容易的選擇In the end, the choice was quite easy.到最後,選擇十分容易。conscious, deliberate有意識的/深思熟慮的選擇When did you make a conscious choice to become an artist?你是什麼時候有意識地選擇要成為一名藝術家的?natural自然的選擇rational理智的選擇moral道德上的抉擇Doctors have to make moral choices every day of their lives.醫生的人生中每天都要作出道德上的抉擇。personal個人的選擇These are personal choices that people must make for themselves.這些是個人的選擇,人們必須自己作決定。career, food, lifestyle職業/食物/生活方式選擇Much ill health is the result of poor diet and lifestyle choices.不健康很大程度上是因為飲食不周和生活方式選擇不當造成的。VERB + CHOICEmake作選擇be faced with, face面臨抉擇dictate, guide, influence決定/指導/影響選擇Your needs should dictate your choice.你應該根據自己的需要作出選擇。PREPOSITIONby choice, from choice, out of choice出於選擇I wouldn't have come to this bar by choice!如果可以選擇的話,我是不會到這酒吧來的!of choice (= that is/should be chosen by a particular group of people for a particular purpose) 專門挑選的;特選的It's the software of choice for business use.這是商務專用軟件。of your choice (= that you choose yourself) 自選的First prize will be a meal for two at a restaurant of your choice.一等獎是一頓雙人餐,餐館任選。choice about關於⋯的選擇to make choices about their future對他們的未來作出抉擇
choice

noun²

2chance/ability to choose選擇的機會/能力ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHOICE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEclear明確的選擇free自由的選擇Students have a free choice from a range of subjects.學生可在一系列科目中自由選擇。first優先選擇You can have first choice of all the rooms.所有的房間供您優先選擇。multiple有多個備選項的選擇a test with multiple choice questions有多個備選項的選擇題考試consumer, parental, public消費者的/父母的/公眾的選擇權individual, personal個體的/個人的選擇權VERB + CHOICEhave有選擇機會I now had a clear choice: either I accept their terms or I leave.我現在的選擇很明確:要麼接受他們的條件,要麼離開。exercise行使選擇權Everyone in a democracy has the right to exercise choice.在民主政體中,每個人都可行使選擇權。give sb, offer sb, present sb with給某人選擇的機會We gave her the choice, and she decided she'd like a bike for her birthday.我們讓她選擇,她決定要輛自行車作生日禮物。extend擴大選擇的範圍PREPOSITIONchoice about關於⋯的選擇He had no choice about that.關於那件事兒,他沒有選擇的餘地。choice as to針對⋯的選擇to extend parental choice as to which schools children should attend擴大父母在孩子應上哪所學校的問題上的選擇權choice between在⋯之間的選擇She has a choice between three different universities.她可以在 3 所大學之間選擇。choice of可供選擇的⋯a choice of wines可供選擇的葡萄酒PHRASESfreedom of choice選擇的自由have little choice but to do sth, have no choice but to do sth幾乎別無選擇;只能做⋯I had no choice but to cancel my trip.我別無選擇,只能取消此行。have no choice in the matter在該事上無選擇機會The way he behaved meant that we had no choice in the matter.他的行為讓我們在這個問題上沒有選擇的餘地。leave sb with little choice, leave sb with no choice幾乎/根本不給某人留選擇的餘地Your decision leaves me with no choice but to resign.你的決定讓我沒有選擇的餘地,只有辭職。
choice

noun³

3things from which you can/must choose可供選擇或必須從中選擇的事物ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHOICE | CHOICE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgood, wide很多的/廣泛的選擇limited有限的選擇available擁有的選項a range of available choices一系列可能的選擇VERB + CHOICEhave, offer有選擇;提供選擇We offer a choice of ten different destinations.我們提供 10 個不同的目的地供選擇。limit, narrow限制/縮小選擇範圍Smoking may limit your choice of contraception.吸煙可能會限制你避孕方式的選擇餘地。expand擴大選擇範圍CHOICE + VERBbe available (to sb), be open to sb可供(某人)選擇a limited range of choices available to buyers購買者有限的選擇範圍PREPOSITIONchoice of可供選擇的⋯The store has a very limited choice of ties.這家商店可供選擇的領帶非常有限。PHRASESbe spoilt for choice (= to have a large number of things from which to choose) (BrE) (供選擇的東西多得)挑花眼
choice

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4sb/sth that is chosen所選擇的人或事物ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHOICE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEexcellent, good, happy, ideal, inspired, perfect, smart (especially NAmE) 極佳的/不錯的/令人高興的/理想的/憑靈感的/完美的/聰明的選擇It was a happy choice of venue.地點選得令人滿意。bad, poor, unfortunate不好的/糟糕的/不幸的選擇Baldwin was a poor choice for such a role.選擇鮑德溫擔任這一角色很失策。appropriate恰當的選擇odd奇怪的選擇logical, obvious符合邏輯的/顯而易見的選擇Bill is the obvious choice for captain of the team.比爾是隊長的不二人選。popular受歡迎的選擇first, second第一/第二選擇Our first choice for a site was already taken.我們的首選地點已被人選走了。top最佳選擇People were asked about their top choices for meeting locations.人們被問到他們會首選哪些地方作為會議地點。preferred首選The hotel is the preferred choice for business people.這家酒店是商務人士的首選。VERB + CHOICEregret後悔選擇She was starting to regret her choice.她開始後悔自己的選擇了。defend, justify為選擇辯護/正名Maria defended her choice of name for the child.瑪麗亞為自己給孩子選擇的名字辯解。question質疑選擇She questioned the choice of Murphy for this role.她對選擇墨菲擔任這一角色提出質疑。PREPOSITIONchoice as作為⋯的選擇Mary is a popular choice as chair of the committee.瑪麗是擔任委員會主席的熱門人選。choice for對⋯來說的選擇I think she's a very good choice for captain.我認為她是非常合適的隊長人選。choice of選中的⋯I don't think much of her choice of outfit.我覺得她選的服裝不怎麼樣。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 725 COCA: 630
choice noun
choice1 (make a choice) choice2 (the first choice) option (have no choice) range1 (not much choice) of choice favourite adj.
choice1

noun

make a choice 作出选择the obvious/first choice 当然之选;首选choice ♦︎ selection ♦︎ nomination ♦︎ election ♦︎ pickThese are all words for the act of choosing between two or more people, things or possibilities. 这些词均表示选择、挑选的行为。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配sb's selection / nomination / election as sthsb's selection / nomination for stha / an careful / initial / final choice / selectionto make a choice / selection / nominationto have a choice / your pickto take your choice / pickto get first choice / pickto secure selection / the nomination / electionto win selection / the nomination choice [countable] an act of choosing between two or more possibilities 选择;抉择Many women are forced to make a choice between family and career.许多妇女被迫在家庭和事业之间作出取舍。We aim to help students make more informed career choices.我们努力想帮助学生作出更有依据的职业选择。We are faced with a difficult choice.我们面临困难的选择。 see also choice option selection [uncountable] (rather formal) the process of choosing sb/sth, usually according to a system, from a group of people or things (根据一套体系作出的)选择,挑选,选拔The final team selection will be made tomorrow.明天将确定队伍的最终人选。The game is based on the random selection of numbers.游戏以随机抽取号码为基础。What are their selection criteria?他们的挑选标准是什么? nomination ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE ˌnɑːmɪˈneɪʃn [uncountable, countable] the act of suggesting or choosing sb as a candidate in an election, or for a job or award; the fact of being suggested for this 提名;任命;推荐Membership of the club is by nomination only.俱乐部会员资格仅可通过推荐获得。They opposed her nomination to the post of Deputy Director.他们反对任命她为副经理。How many Oscar nominations has she had in her career?她的职业生涯中得过多少次奥斯卡提名? see also nominate appoint , nominate recommend 2 election [uncountable] the fact of having been chosen in an election 当选We welcome his election as president.我们欢迎他当选总统。 see also elect appoint pick [singular] (rather informal) an act of choosing sb/sth 挑选;选择Red or green? Take your pick (= choose).红的还是绿的?自己选吧。The winner gets first pick of the prizes.获胜者可先挑奖品。She had her pick of the young single men at the party.她在聚会上对年轻的单身男人有了自己的选择。Pick is nearly always used in the phrases shown in these examples. * pick几乎总是用于上面例子所示的短语中。choice2

noun

make a choice 作出选择the obvious/first choice 当然之选;首选choice ♦︎ favourite ♦︎ preference ♦︎ selection ♦︎ pickThese are all words for a person or thing that is chosen, or that is liked more than others. 这些词均表示被选中的或更受喜爱的人或事物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配sb's choice / favourite / pick for sthsb's choice / selection / pick as sthan obvious choice / favourite / selectiona / an excellent / good / popular / fine choice / selection choice [countable] a person or thing that is chosen 入选者;被选中的东西She's the obvious choice for the job.她是这个职位的当然人选。This colour wasn't my first choice.这种颜色并非我的首选。I don't like his choice of friends (= the people he chooses as his friends).我不喜欢他交的朋友。 see also choice option , of choice favourite adj. favourite (BrE) (NAmE favorite) [countable] a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type 钟爱的人(或事物)This song is a particular favourite of mine.我尤其喜欢这首歌。These cakes are great favourites with the children.孩子们特别喜欢这些蛋糕。The show has become a firm favourite with young people.这个演出已经着实赢得年轻人的喜爱。 see also favourite favourite adj. preference ˈprefrəns [countable] a thing that is liked better or best 偏爱的事物;最喜爱的东西They are undertaking a study of consumer preferences.他们正在研究消费者偏好。Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual.人与人的口味和偏好各有不同。 see also preference taste 1 , prefer prefer , preferred favourite adj. NOTE 辨析 Favourite or preference?Your favourites are the things you like best, and that you have, do, listen to, etc. often; your preferences are the things that you would rather have or do if you can choose. * favourite指最喜欢因而常有、常做或常听等的事物,preference指在可以选择的情况下会较喜欢的事物。 selection [countable] a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group 被选中的人(或事物);入选者A selection of readers' comments are published below.下面选登了部分读者的评论。The orchestra played selections from Hollywood musicals.管弦乐队演奏了好莱坞音乐剧精选的曲目。 pick [singular] (especially NAmE, rather informal) a person or thing that is chosen 选中的人(或事物)She was his pick for best actress.她是他心目中的最佳女演员之选。
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choice
Opportunities: opportunity, chance, choice...
Choices and the process of choosing: choice, decision, selection...
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