choose

verb

1. 选择；挑选；选取
   to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available
   1. You choose, I can't decide.
      你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
   2. There are plenty of restaurants to choose from.
      有许多餐馆可供选择。
   3. She had to choose between giving up her job or hiring a nanny.
      她不得不在放弃工作和雇用保姆之间作出选择。
   4. Sarah chose her words carefully.
      萨拉措辞谨慎。
   5. 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。
   6. This site has been chosen for the new school.
      这块场地已被选作新学校的校址。
   7. He chose banking as a career.
      他选中银行业为职业。
   8. We chose Paul Stubbs as/for chairperson.
      我们选保罗∙斯塔布斯当主席。
   9. You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not.
      买还是不买，你得作出选择。
   10. We chose to go by train.
       我们选择乘火车去。
   11. We chose Paul Stubbs to be chairperson.
       我们选保罗∙斯塔布斯当主席。
2. 宁愿；情愿；决定
   to prefer or decide to do sth
   1. Employees can retire at 60 if they choose.
      如果雇员愿意的话，可在60岁退休。
   2. Many people choose not to marry.
      许多人情愿不结婚。

1. VERB 挑选;选择;选取
   If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
   1. They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections...
      他们将能够通过民主选举选择自己的领导人。
   2. This week he has chosen Peter Mandelson to replace Mo Mowlam...
      本周他选择了彼得·曼德尔森来代替莫·摩兰姆。
   3. There are several patchwork cushions to choose from...
      有好几种拼布工艺靠垫可供选择。
   4. Houston was chosen as the site for the convention...
      休斯敦被选作大会的会址。
   5. He did well in his chosen profession.
      他在自己选择的行业里干得不错。
2. VERB 甘愿;决定
   If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right.
   1. They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it...
      他们当时知道歧视现象仍然存在，但是宁愿装聋作哑。
   2. You can just take out the interest each year, if you choose.
      你要是愿意，每年可以仅支取利息。
3. PHRASE 不分上下;好坏相当
   If there is little to choose between people or things or nothing to choose between them, it is difficult to decide which is better or more suitable.
   1. There is very little to choose between the world's top tennis players.
      世界顶级网球运动员之间往往难分伯仲。
4. PHRASE 享受优厚待遇的少数人；精英
   The chosen few are a small group who are treated better than other people. You sometimes use this expression when you think this is unfair.
   1. Learning should no longer be an elitist pastime for the chosen few.
      学习不应再是少数人的高级消遣。
5. to pick and choose → see: pick

1. Did you choose Russia or were you simply assigned there?
   你是自己选择去的俄罗斯还是就是被派到那里的？
2. Students will be able to choose between English, French and Russian as their first foreign language.
   学生可以在英语、法语和俄语中间选择一门作为第一外语。
3. Choose a warm, dry day to cut them off the plants, being careful not to bruise them.
   选一个干燥暖和的日子把它们从植株上割下来，注意不要碰伤它们。
4. They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections
   他们将能够通过民主选举选择自己的领导人。
5. This week he has chosen Peter Mandelson to replace Mo Mowlam
   本周他选择了彼得·曼德尔森来代替莫·摩兰姆。
6. There are several patchwork cushions to choose from
   有好几种拼布工艺靠垫可供选择。
7. Houston was chosen as the site for the convention
   休斯敦被选作大会的会址。
8. He did well in his chosen profession.
   他在自己选择的行业里干得不错。
9. They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it
   他们当时知道歧视现象仍然存在，但是宁愿装聋作哑。
10. You can just take out the interest each year, if you choose.
    你要是愿意，每年可以仅支取利息。
11. There is very little to choose between the world's top tennis players.
    世界顶级网球运动员之间往往难分伯仲。
12. Learning should no longer be an elitist pastime for the chosen few.
    学习不应再是少数人的高级消遣。
13. You can often choose between plain white or coloured and patterned scarves.
    常可在纯白色或带图案的彩色围巾中作出选择。
14. The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.
    默认选项通常是大多数用户都会选择的设置。
15. I can choose to ignore these extraneous thoughts or certainly choose not to act on them.
    我可以选择无视这些无关的想法，当然也可以选择不按这些想法行事。
16. A woman can choose to have breast implants.
    女人可以选择进行隆胸。
17. Lathan had to choose between marrying her and keeping his job.
    莱森不得不在娶她和保住工作之间作出选择。
18. As a vocational teacher I could pretty much pick and choose my work
    作为一名职业教师，我几乎可以随意挑拣自己的工作。
19. We, the patients, cannot pick and choose our doctors.
    我们患者不能对医生挑挑拣拣。
20. Some people are very picky about who they choose to share their lives with
    有些人对选择什么样的人共度一生非常挑剔。
21. You'll get more wear out of a hat if you choose one in a neutral colour
    如果你选个中性颜色的帽子，戴的时间会更多一些。
22. They can transfer or share the contract with whosoever they choose.
    他们可以与他们选择的任何人交换或分享这份合约。
23. Choose any one you like.
    任你挑选一个。
24. Why do you choose to ask him questions at a time when he is unhappy?
    你怎么单在他不高兴的时候问他问题？
25. There are plenty of materials you can choose from; the problem now is how to make your selection.
    可用的资料很多，就看你如何取舍了。
26. He had to choose between death and dishonour.
    他不得不在死亡和屈辱之间进行抉择。
27. Will you help to choose a new tie for me?
    你能帮我挑一条新领带吗？
28. Don't pick and choose, but take what's given to you.
    不要挑三拣四的，给什么就拿什么吧。
29. We have many patterns in stock for you to choose from.
    我们有多种现存的式样供你选择。
30. Go or stay where you are, as you choose.
    去留任你选择。

v.

there is nothing/not much/little to choose between A and B

• 不相上下；难分高低；相差无几
  there is very little difference between two or more things or people

pick and choose

• 挑拣；精挑细选
  to choose only those things that you like or want very much
  1. You have to take any job you can get─you can't pick and choose.
     你只能有什么工作就干什么——你不能挑三拣四了。

verb

1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
   1. Take any one of these cards
   2. Choose a good husband for your daughter
   3. She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her

   Synonym:    takeselectpick out

2. select as an alternative over another
   1. I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
   2. She opted for the job on the East coast

   Synonym:    preferopt

3. see fit or proper to act in a certain way
   1. She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam