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TOEFL BNC: 594 COCA: 600

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
TOEFL BNC: 594 COCA: 600
choose

verb

ADVERB | VERB + CHOOSE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤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僱保母之間作出抉擇。➤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。
TOEFL BNC: 594 COCA: 600
choose verb
⇨ choose (choose from sth) ⇨ decide (choose not to marry) choose

verb

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. 這些詞均表示選擇、挑選。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 選擇；挑選；選取◆You choose－I can't decide.你來選吧，我拿不定主意。◆There are plenty of restaurants to choose from.有許多餐館可供選擇。◆She had to choose between giving up her job or hiring a nanny.她不得不在放棄工作和僱用保姆之間作出選擇。◆You have to take any job you can get－you can't pick and choose.你能找到什麽工作就得幹什麽－不能挑三揀四了。◆He chose banking as a career.他選擇在銀行業發展。◆You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not.買還是不買，你得作出選擇。◆We chose Paul Stubbs to be chairperson.我們選了保羅•斯塔布斯當主席。  see also choice ⇨ option , choice ⇨ range 1 ■ select [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to choose sb/sth, usually according to a system, from a group of people or things （根據一套體系）選擇，挑選，選拔◆He hasn't been selected for the team.他未能入選該隊。◆All our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value they provide.我們的所有旅館都是精心挑選的，因此最爲合算。◆a randomly selected sample of 23 schools随機抽選的23所學校◆selected poems of T.S. EliotT.S.艾略特詩選◆Select 'New Mail' from the 'Send' menu.從“發送”選單中選擇“新郵件”。  see also selection ⇨ range 1 ■ pick [transitive] (rather informal) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things 選擇；挑選◆Pick a number from one to twenty.從一至二十中挑選一個數。◆Names were picked at random out of a hat.名字随機從一頂帽子中選出。◆He was picked out as the best player.他被選爲最佳選手。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在這些詞中含義最廣，也是唯一可以不帶賓語的詞◆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表示仔細挑選，除非特意說明select randomly/at random（随機選取）。相比之下，pick不太正式，常指随意挑選，尤用於所作選擇不太重要的情況◆Select a number from one to twenty. ■ decide [intransitive] to choose between two or more possibilities 作出抉擇；決定；選定◆It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.很難在這兩個候選人之間取舍。◆We're still trying to decide on a venue.我們仍在設法選定場地。◆You choose－I can't decide.你來選吧，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 選擇（做某事）◆After graduating she opted for a career in music.畢業後她選擇從事音樂工作。◆After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.考慮了許久，我決定不買摩托車。◆Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.許多工人甯願離職也不接受減薪。◆Employees may opt out of the company's pension plan.員工可以選擇不參加公司的退休金計劃。  see also option ⇨ option ■ ˈgo for sth

phrasal verb

(goes, went, gone) (rather informal) to choose sth 選擇某物◆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 單獨挑出◆She was singled out for criticism.唯獨她被挑出來挨批。◆He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games.他被評爲這次運動會唯一的傑出運動員。■ adopt [transitive] to choose a new name, country, etc. and begin to use it as your own 選用（名字等）；移居（某國）；承襲◆The royal family adopted the name of Windsor early in the last century.王室在上世紀早期選用溫莎爲名。
TOEFL BNC: 594 COCA: 600
choose
To choose someone or something: choose, pick, decide on...
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