choose[tʃu:z]

• vt.
  • 选择，挑选，选出：

    Choose your friends carefully.

    选择朋友要慎重。

    Who was chosen as chairman ?

    谁当选为主席了?

  • 意愿；选定；决定；认为合适：

    We chose to go by train.

    我们决定乘火车去。

    He chose to run for election.

    他决定参加竞选。

  • [口语]欲，想要，打算 (常与不定式连用)：

    He chose to make teaching his career.

    他打算以教书为业。

    He did not choose to help me.

    他不想帮我的忙。

• vi.
  • 做出选择；决定：

    He had to choose between death and dishonour.

    他必须在死与失节之间做出抉择。

  • 愿意，喜欢：

    You may stay here if you choose.

    如果你喜欢的话，你可以留在这里。

• 近义词:

  select.pick.elect.prefer

• 反义词:

  reject

• 短语:
  • as you choose 随你的便
  • cannot choose but [后接原形动词]非…不可，只得，只好，不得不
  • There's not much (或 little,nothing) to choose between them. 两者之间没有多大差别，两者不相上下。
• 变形:

  vt.chose.chosen.choosing