choose

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• ① (从多数中)选择,挑选,选取(←→reject)
  • She chose a blue dress.她选了一件蓝色的衣服。
  • You can choose this or that.你可以选择这个或那个。
  • Please choose one of them.请选其中之一吧。
  • Choose the hat you like best.挑选你最喜欢的帽子吧。
  • He chose a book from the library.他从图书馆中选了一本书。
  • You have to choose one among them.你必须从两者中选一个。
  • I'll choose one among them.我会从其中选一个。
  • He chose three from among them.他从其中选了三个。
  • He chose her as [for] his assistant.他选她为他的助理。
  • I chose this job as being more challenging.我认为这个工作比较有挑战性而选了。
  • I chose her a book.=I chose a book for her.我为她挑选了一本书。
  • I chose myself this watch.=I chose this watch for myself.我给自己选了这个手表。
  • Choose what [whichever] you like.选你所喜欢的(任何一个)吧。

• ② 选(举)
  • We chose him (as [to be]) our mayor.我们选他为市长。
  • Who(m) have you chosen (as) chairman?你们选了谁当主席?
  • He was chosen (to be) king.他被选为国王。

• ③ 愿意,宁愿;决定
  • if you choose to go假如你决定要[宁愿]去
  • We chose to go by bus.我们决定搭公车去。
  • She chose not to go.她决定不去。
  • He chose that she (should) go.他决定要她去(★【口】多半不用should)。
  • You're the man to choose where to go.要到哪里去要由你决定。