selection

noun

1. 选择；挑选；选拔
   the process of choosing sb/sth from a group of people or things, usually according to a system
   1. The final team selection will be made tomorrow.
      明天将确定队伍的最后人选。
   2. the random selection of numbers
      号码的随机抽取
   3. selection criteria
      挑选标准
   4. the selection process
      选拔过程
2. 被挑选的人（或物）；被选中者；入选者
   a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group
   1. A selection of readers' comments are published below.
      下面选登了部分读者的意见。
3. 可供选择的事物
   a collection of things from which sth can be chosen
   1. The showroom has a wide selection of kitchens.
      展厅里有多种式样的厨房可供选择。

1. N-UNCOUNT 选拔;挑选;选择
   Selection is the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
   1. ...Darwin's principles of natural selection...
      达尔文的自然选择理论
   2. Dr. Sullivan's selection to head the Department of Health was greeted with satisfaction...
      人们对沙利文博士当选卫生部部长表示满意。
   3. The children have to sit a tough selection test.
      孩子们必须参加一次严格的选拔测试。
2. N-COUNT 挑选出来的一批人(或事物)
   A selection of people or things is a set of them that have been selected from a larger group.
   1. ...this selection of popular songs.
      这张流行歌曲选集
   2. ...a dramatic rendition of selections from Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
      以戏剧形式演绎的狄更斯《圣诞颂歌》节选片段
3. N-COUNT (商店内)可供挑选的某类商品
   The selection of goods in a shop is the particular range of goods that it has available and from which you can choose what you want.
   1. It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one day market.
      它在为期一天的集市上出售应有尽有的各种古董。

1. Put a selection of baby toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early.
   要在婴儿床里放一些玩具，以便他醒得早时可以自己玩。
2. This prompted many employers to appraise their selection and recruitment policies
   这促使许多雇主考量其人才选拔和招聘政策。
3. His name has cropped up at every selection meeting this season
   他的名字突然出现在这一季所有选举会议上。
4. There's always a wide selection of delicious meals to choose from
   总是有很多美味可口的饭菜可供选择。
5. We urge colleges and universities to demystify the selection process.
   我们敦促各学院和大学澄清其甄选学生的过程。
6. The selection of TV programmes, especially at the weekend, leaves a lot to be desired
   可供选择的电视节目，尤其是在周末的时候，还有大幅提升的空间。
7. They have a huge selection of discontinued cookers.
   他们有大量绝版的精选炉灶。
8. I was disturbed to hear that the selection committee originally decided not to send a British team to this year's Championships.
   当我听说选拔委员会原本决定不派英国队去参加今年的锦标赛时，我觉得很不安。
9. Will severe selection standards create elitism and threaten the Olympic ethic of participation?
   严格的选拔标准是否会造成精英主义，进而危及奥林匹克重在参与的理念呢？
10. We tested a selection of vacuum cleaners, from old faithfuls to those with the latest features.
    我们测试了各种真空吸尘器，从值得信赖的老牌子到有着最新特色的产品，不一而足。
11. They have a huge selection of perfect, slightly imperfect and discontinued cookers, fridges and so on.
    他们有大量完好的、略有瑕疵的以及已停产的炊具、冰箱和其他货品可供选择。
12. It is invidious to make a selection.
    不相上下，很难选择。
13. My selection for the team has given me a tremendous lift.
    入选该队给了我极大的鼓舞。
14. Shops have a very limited selection.
    商店里的选择非常有限。
15. Natural selection ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next generation.
    自然选择确保只有最适应环境的物种得以存活下来，把基因传给下一代。
16. The Queen is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite charities
    女王要把那笔钱交给她喜欢的一些慈善机构。
17. See our selection of autumn favourites and take your pick.
    看看我们的秋季精选，然后挑出你想要的。
18. Here's another selection of recent letters from our postbag
    这是我们从近期公众来信里挑选出的又一批信件。
19. A selection of correspondence from P G Wodehouse realised £ 1,232.
    P.G.沃德豪斯的书信选集卖了1,232英镑。
20. The process of judicial selection was held up to ridicule
    司法选举的过程成为了笑柄。
21. The selection process is based on rigorous tests of competence and experience.
    选拔过程是基于对能力和经验的严格测试。
22. We've rounded up a selection of products.
    我们已经精心挑选了一些产品。
23. We sampled a selection of different bottled waters.
    我们品尝了一系列不同品牌的瓶装水。
24. Dr. Sullivan's selection to head the Department of Health was greeted with satisfaction
    人们对沙利文博士当选卫生部部长表示满意。
25. The children have to sit a tough selection test.
    孩子们必须参加一次严格的选拔测试。
26. It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one day market.
    它在为期一天的集市上出售应有尽有的各种古董。
27. Political selection is more dependent on sophistry and less on economic literacy.
    政治选举更多地取决于诡辩的能力，而不在于是否懂经济。
28. Market traders display an exotic selection of the island's produce.
    集市上的商贩摆出了一系列具有异域风味的该岛农产品以供选择。
29. We print a selection of previously unseen photos from the Spanish rider's early years.
    我们选了这位西班牙骑手早年一些不为人知的照片刊登出来。
30. 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。

noun

1. the act of choosing or selecting
   1. your choice of colors was unfortunate
   2. you can take your pick

   Synonym:    choiceoptionpick

2. the person or thing chosen or selected
   1. he was my pick for mayor

   Synonym:    choicepick

3. a passage selected from a larger work
   1. he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings

   Synonym:    excerptexcerptionextract

4. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
   1. the store carried a large selection of shoes

5. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

   Synonym:    survivalsurvival of the fittestnatural selection