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choose

Word family 
ldoce_712_zchoose /tʃuːz/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst chose /tʃəʊz $ tʃoʊz/, past participlepp chosen /ˈtʃəʊzən $ ˈtʃoʊ-/) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
1  DECIDEto decide which one of a number of things or people you want 挑選，選擇；選取；選中 → choice
It took us ages to choose a new carpet.
我們挑選新地毯花了很長時間。
A panel of judges will choose the winner.
會由一個評判小組選出冠軍。
He chose his words carefully as he spoke.
他說話時字斟句酌。
I don’t mind which one we have – you choose.
我們要哪一個我無所謂，你來挑吧。
choose between
For pudding we could choose between ice cream and apple tart.
甜點我們可以選冰激淩或者蘋果餡餅。
choose from
You can choose from a wide range of vehicles.
你可以從多種交通工具中選擇。
choose to do something
I chose to learn German rather than French.
我選擇學習德語，而不是法語。
choose somebody/something to do something
They chose Donald to be their leader.
他們選唐納德當他們的領袖。
choose somebody/something as something
The company chose London as its base.
這家公司選擇倫敦作爲總部所在地。
choose somebody/something for something
Why did you choose me for the job?
你爲什麽選我來做這項工作？
nchoose which/whether/what etc
nYou can choose what you want to do first.
2  DECIDEto decide to do something because that is what you prefer to do 情願，甯願；選定，決定
choose to do something
I chose to ignore his advice.
我決定不理會他的建議。
You can, if you choose, invest in the stock market.
如果你願意，可以投資股票市場。
3  there is little/nothing to choose between something CHOOSEused when you think that two or more things are equally good and you cannot decide which is better 兩者不相上下[同樣好]，難以取舍
There was little to choose between the two candidates.
兩名候選人不相上下。
Examples from the Corpus
there is little/nothing to choose between something• But there is little to choose between the two in terms of overall performance.• 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 挑選，選擇
I chose a black dress.
我選了一條黑色的連衣裙。
Which dessert should I choose?
我選什麽甜點呢？
pick to choose something, especially without thinking carefully. Pick is more informal than choose 〔尤指未經認真考慮〕挑選，選擇〔pick沒有choose正式〕
Pick any number from one to ten.
從一到十中任選一個數字。
select formal to choose something, especially after thinking carefully 〔尤指經認真考慮〕挑選，選擇，選拔
The committee will meet to select a new chairman.
委員會將開會選出新的主席。
nAll our instructors are carefully selected.
opt for/go for to choose one thing instead of another 選擇
Many car buyers opt for used vehicles.
許多購車者都選擇二手車。
I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake.
我想我還是要巧克力蛋糕吧。
decide on to choose something from many possible things, especially when the decision has been difficult or taken a long time 決定要〔尤指決定很難作出或花費很長時間〕
Thomas had decided on a career as a writer.
托馬斯已經決定從事寫作。
single out to choose one person or thing from a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others 挑出，選出〔一人或一物〕
Why should he be singled out for special treatment?
爲什麽單給他一個人特殊待遇？
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 〔尤指從許多不同的東西中〕選擇，挑選
You can take your pick from Bodrum’s many bars and restaurants.
博德魯姆有許多酒吧和餐館任你選擇。
5 FREQUENCY 使用頻率
Examples from the Corpus
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 temporary replacement.• Many of the industries chosen for government investment have in fact already gone bankrupt.• But which to choose from his marvellous output?• Import restrictions 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 couples today 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 natural colour scheme has been chosen to complement it.• Eventually, Jane was chosen to deliver the message.• We are a people who have chosen to deny poor 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 choose trees 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 special communications program 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.
choose to do something• Never mind that it just might provide a superior education to those who choose to attend.• Read in studio One of the country's smallest police forces has been chosen to co-ordinate a national clamp down on trespassing travellers.• If they chose to greet him in the street, he did not acknowledge them.• It would be like asking her to respect him if he chose to keep working for Spider.• I have chosen to leave next year because the campus is at a high point in its history.• Each team has a suitcase which contains some clothes which are chosen to look funny.• The family doctor may choose to manage patients who are well motivated and not severely emaciated.
Origin choose
Old English ceosan

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