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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_712_zchoose /tʃuːz/ S1 W1 verb (past tense chose /tʃəʊz $ tʃoʊz/, past participle chosen /ˈtʃəʊzən $ ˈtʃoʊ-/) [intransitive, transitive] 1 DECIDEto 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 etcn You can choose what you want to do first.2 DECIDEto 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。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 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。 THESAURUSchoose 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。5 FREQUENCY 使用频率

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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 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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choose S1 W1 /tʃuːz/

verb (past tense chose /tʃəʊz $ tʃoʊz/, past participle chosen /ˈtʃəʊzən $ ˈtʃoʊ-/) [intransitive and transitive]

Language: Old English
Origin: ceosan

1. to decide which one of a number of things or people you want ⇨ choice:

It took us ages to choose a new carpet.

A panel of judges will choose the winner.

He chose his words carefully as he spoke.

I don’t mind which one we have – you choose.
choose between

For pudding we could choose between ice cream and apple tart.
choose from

You can choose from a wide range of vehicles.
choose to do something

I chose to learn German rather than French.
choose somebody/something to do something

They chose Donald to be their leader.
choose somebody/something as something

The company chose London as its base.
choose somebody/something for something

Why did you choose me for the job?
2. to decide to do something because that is what you prefer to do
choose to do something

I chose to ignore his advice.

You can, if you choose, invest in the stock market.
3. there is little/nothing to choose between something used when you think that two or more things are equally good and you cannot decide which is better:

There was little to choose between the two candidates.

THESAURUS

   ▪ choose to decide which one of several things you want: I chose a black dress. | Which dessert should I choose?
   ▪ pick to choose something, especially without thinking carefully. Pick is more informal than choose: Pick any number from one to ten.
   ▪ select formal to choose something, especially after thinking carefully: The committee will meet to select a new chairman. | All our instructors are carefully selected.
   ▪ opt for/go for to choose one thing instead of another: Many car buyers opt for used vehicles. | I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake.
   ▪ decide on to choose something from many possible things, especially when the decision has been difficult or taken a long time: Thomas had decided on a career as a writer.
   ▪ single out to choose one person or thing from a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others: Why should he be singled out for special treatment? | One 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: You can take your pick from Bodrum’s many bars and restaurants.

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/tʃuːz/

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verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

choose

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/tʃuːz/

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/tʃuːz/

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present simple - he / she / it

chooses

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/ˈtʃuːzɪz/

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/ˈtʃuːzɪz/

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past simple

chose

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/tʃəʊz/

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/tʃoʊz/

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past participle

chosen

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/ˈtʃəʊzn/

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/ˈtʃoʊzn/

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-ing form

choosing

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/ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/

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/ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/

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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。

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◆There are plenty of restaurants to choose from. 有许多餐馆可供选择。

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~ 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。

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Sarah chose her words carefully. 萨拉措辞谨慎。

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◆This site has been chosen for the new school. 这块场地已被选作新学校的校址。

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~ 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。

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~ sb/sth as/for sth

He chose banking as a career. 他选中银行业为职业。

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◆We chose Phil McSweeney as/for chairperson. 我们选菲尔 · 麦克斯威尼当主席。

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~ 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。

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~ to do sth

We chose to go by train. 我们选择乘火车去。

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~ sb to be/do sth

We chose Phil McSweeney to be chairperson. 我们选菲尔 · 麦克斯威尼当主席。

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<titled tranID="25" status="1">choose</titled>select ◇ pick ◇ decide ◇ opt ◇ go for

These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available. 以上各词均含选择、挑选人或物之义。

choose to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available 指选择、选取人或物：◆You choose—I can't decide. 你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
select [often passive] to choose sb/sth, usually carefully, from a group of people or things 指仔细选择、挑选：◆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 sb/sth 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？

Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. 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. * choose 在以上各词中含义最广，也是唯一可以不带宾语的词。select 表示仔细挑选，除非表明 select randomly/at random（随机选取）。pick 较非正式，常指随意挑选，尤用于所作选择不甚重要的事情。

decide to choose between two or more possibilities 指在两个或更多可能的情况中作出抉择、决定、选择：◆We're still trying to decide on a venue. 我们仍在设法选定一个活动地点。
opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action 指选择是否采取某种行动：◆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 sth (rather informal) to choose sth 指选择某物：◆I think I'll go for the fruit salad. 我想要水果色拉。

Patterns

to choose/select/pick/decide between A and/or B
to choose/select/pick A from B
to opt/go for sb/sth
to choose/decide/opt to do sth
to choose/select/pick sb/sth carefully/at random
randomly chosen/selected/picked

<titled tranID="25" status="1">choose</titled>select ◇ pick ◇ decide ◇ opt ◇ go for

These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available. 以上各词均含选择、挑选人或物之义。

choose to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available 指选择、选取人或物：◆You choose—I can't decide. 你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
select [often passive] to choose sb/sth, usually carefully, from a group of people or things 指仔细选择、挑选：◆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 sb/sth 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 指在两个或更多可能的情况中作出抉择、决定、选择：◆We're still trying to decide on a venue. 我们仍在设法选定一个活动地点。
opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action 指选择是否采取某种行动：◆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 sth (rather informal) to choose sth 指选择某物：◆I think I'll go for the fruit salad. 我想要水果色拉。