choose[tʃu:z]
汉语翻译
vt. 选择, 宁愿, 欲
vi. 作出选择, 愿意
【计】 选取
相关词组:
choose A before B
pick and choose
词型变化
动词过去式:chose 过去分词:chosen 现在分词:choosing 第三人称单数:chooses 名词:chooser
词意辨析
choose, select, elect, pick, prefer, opt这些动词均含有“选择”之意。
choose: 普通用词，侧重根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行选择，着重被选者的优点。
select: 书面用词，具有庄严、正式的感情色彩。强调精选。
elect: 指按照一定的规章或法律，用投票等方式进行的认真慎重的选择。
pick: 口语用词，多指从个人角度仔细挑选，也含任意挑选之意。
prefer: 强调个人偏爱，不一定有选择的行动。
opt: 多指在几种可能性之间进行选择。
英语解释
动词 choose:
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives同义词：take, select, pick out
- select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative同义词：prefer, opt
- see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
例句
- Free will makes us able to choose our way of life.自由的意志使我们可以选择自己的生活方式。
- He chose not to go home until later.他决定晚一点才回家。
- Have you chosen a coat yet?你挑好了上衣没有？
详细解释
choose
v.（动词）chose[chôz] cho.sen[chô.z…n] choos.ing,choos.es v.tr.（及物动词）To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out.挑选：从一些可供选择的东西中挑选；选定并挑出
To prefer above others:认为…比其它更可取：例句：chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.宁愿去超级市场而不去附近的杂货店
To determine or decide:决定或选定：例句：chose to fly rather than drive.决定乘飞机去而不是开车去
v.intr.（不及物动词）To make a choice; make a selection:选择；进行挑选：例句：was used to doing as she chose.习惯做自己选择的事
<常用词组>choose up
To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.选球员组队：在棒球或软式棒球等运动中挑选队员组成两方或两队常用词组>来源：Middle English chesen 中古英语 chesen from Old English côosan * see geus- 源自 古英语 côosan *参见 geus-
【引伸】
choos.er
n.（名词）<参考词汇><同义词>choose,select,elect,pick同义词>These verbs mean to make a choice from a number of possibilities.这些动词都指从一些可能性中做出选择。 Choose implies the use of judgment in taking one of several persons, things, or courses of action: Choose 含有运用判断力在一些人、物或行为方式中选出一个的意思： 例句：.We do not choose survival as a value; it chooses us. (B.F. Skinner). .并不是我们把生存作为一种价值而选择了它；而是它选择了我们. （B·F·斯基纳）。
Select stresses fastidiousness in choosing from a wide variety: Select 侧重于从许多不同种类中进行选择时的挑剔态度： 例句：Four skiers will be selected to represent each country.每个国家将选出四名滑雪者作为代表。
Elect strongly suggests deliberation in making a selection, usually between alternatives: Elect 强烈地暗示着通常在两者之间作出挑选时的深思细想： 例句：I elected not to go.我决定不去。
Pick, likeselect, indicates care in choosing: Pick 和select 一样，表示选择时的小心谨慎： 例句：.Not only do I knock `em out, I pick the round. (Muhammad Ali). .我不但能击倒，我还能挑选在哪一回合击倒. （默罕默德·阿里）