choose
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they choose | |
| he / she / it chooses | |
| past simple chose | |
| past participle chosen | |
| -ing form choosing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to decide 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。 - choose between A and/or B
She had to choose between staying in the UK or going home. 她不得不在留在英国和回国之间作出选择。 - choose something
Sarah chose her words carefully. 萨拉措辞谨慎。 It depends which career path you choose. 看你选择哪条职业道路了。 There are several different options you can choose. 你可以选择几种不同的选项。 This site has been chosen for the new school. 这块场地已被选作新学校的校址。 - choose A from B
We have to choose a new manager from a shortlist of five candidates. 我们得从最终人选名单上的五位候选人中选出一个新经理。 There are plenty of restaurants to choose from. 有许多餐馆可供选择。 - choose A over B
The children chose milk over juice. 孩子们选择牛奶而不是果汁。 - choose somebody/something as/for something
He chose banking as a career. 他选中银行业为职业。 We chose Phil McSweeney as/for chairperson. 我们选菲尔 · 麦克斯威尼当主席。 - choose whether, what, etc…
You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not. 买还是不买，你得作出选择。 - choose to do something
We chose to go by train. 我们选择乘火车去。 They chose to ignore my advice. 他们选择无视我的建议。 - choose somebody to be/do something
We chose Phil McSweeney to be chairperson. 我们选菲尔 · 麦克斯威尼当主席。
Homophones chews | choosechews choose- chews verb (third person of chew)
She chews her lip thoughtfully before replying. 她沉思地咀嚼着嘴唇，然后回答。
- choose verb
The magazine will choose six young designers. 该杂志将挑选六名年轻设计师。
Synonyms choosechoose- select
- pick
- decide
- opt
- go for
- choose to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available:
You choose—I can’t decide. 你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
- select [often passive] to choose somebody/something, usually carefully, from a group of people or things:
He was selected for the team. 他已入选进队了。 a randomly selected sample of 23 schools 随机抽选的 23 所学校
- pick (rather informal
) to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things: 指选择、挑选： She picked the best cake for herself. 她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
choose, select or pick? 用 choose、select 还是 pick？ - decide to choose between two or more possibilities:
We’re still trying to decide on a venue. 我们仍在想法确定地点。
- opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action:
After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。 After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike. 经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。
- go for something (rather informal
) to choose something: 指选择某物： I think I’ll go for the fruit salad. 我想要水果色拉。
- to choose/decide between A and/or B
- to choose/select/pick A from B
- to opt/go for somebody/something
- to choose/decide/opt to do something
- to choose/select/pick somebody/something carefully/at random
- randomly chosen/selected/picked
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitivesExtra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsa1She had to choose between giving up her job and hiring a nanny. 她不得不在放弃工作和雇保姆之间做出选择。 There are several different models to choose from. 有几个不同型号供选择。 They can choose freely from a wide range of courses. 他们可以从一大堆课程中自由选择。 You are free to choose whichever courses you want to take. 你可以自由选择你想学的课程。 I chose a seat by the hot fire. 我选择了一个靠近火炉的座位。 There are many styles to choose from. 有很多款式可供选择。 I feel I've chosen the right path. 我觉得我选择了正确的道路。 Many companies are likely to choose this option. 很多公司很可能会选择这个选项。 They told him to accept the new regulation or get out, and he chose the latter. 他们告诉他要么接受新规定，要么滚蛋，他选择了后者。 Have they chosen a name for the baby yet? 他们给婴儿取名字了吗？ a representative chosen by the students in each group 每组学生选出一名代表 I chose my words carefully. 我小心翼翼的选词。 Voters will choose their favourite candidate. 选民将选择他们最喜欢的候选人。 He chose Judy as his deputy. 他选择朱迪作为他的副手。 He chose Judy to be his deputy. 他选择朱迪作为他的副手。 They were chosen for their leadership skills. 他们被选中是因为他们的领导能力。 Soya oil was chosen because of its low cost. 选择大豆油是因为它的成本低。 The village was chosen from among four possible sites. 这个村庄是从四个可能的地点中选出的。 He has the freedom to choose his own projects. 他有选择自己项目的自由。 There aren't many options to choose from. 可供选择的选项不多。 She was forced to choose between her two parents. 她被迫在父母之间做出选择。 Lucy got to choose which restaurant we went to. 露西必须选择我们去的餐馆。 a randomly/carefully chosen sample of teenagers 随机/仔细挑选的青少年样本 your chosen profession/career 你选择的职业 Children should choose what they eat, not have someone else decide for them. 孩子们应该选择他们吃的东西，而不是让别人为他们决定。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- wisely
- freely
- …
- be able to
- be free to
- can
- …
- between
- from
- pick and choose
- [intransitive, transitive]
to prefer or decide to do something 宁愿；情愿；决定 Employees can retire at 60 if they choose. 如果雇员愿意的话，可在 60 岁退休。 - choose to do something
Many people choose not to marry. 许多人情愿不结婚。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsa1With practice, you can consciously choose not to react in a stressed way. 通过练习，你可以有意识地选择不要以紧张的方式做出反应。 We deliberately chose to stay in a cheap non-western hotel. 我们故意选择住在便宜的非西方酒店。 I am going to remain here for as long as I choose. 只要我愿意，我会一直呆在这里。 The government chose to ignore the matter altogether. 政府选择完全忽视这件事。 They chose to remain anonymous. 他们选择匿名。 Many artists choose to live in this part of town. 许多艺术家选择住在城镇的这一部分。 She chose to use a different name. 她选择用不同的名字。 They have the right to choose whether or not to vote. 他们有权选择是否投票。
see also choice
Word OriginOld English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.
Idioms
pick and choose
to choose only those things that you like or want very much 挑拣；精挑细选
there is nothing/not much/little to choose between A and B
there is very little difference between two or more things or people 不相上下；难分高低；相差无几