1. vt. & vi.挑选；选择　 pick out from a great number; show what or which one wants by taking
2. vt. & vi.选定，决定　 decide
3. vt. & vi.喜欢；宁愿　 like; prefer

　～ a cap　挑选一顶帽子
　～ a fully qualified, charismatic statesman　选一完全合格、具有超凡魅力的政治家
　～ a new sweater　挑选一件新毛衣
　～ a nice birthday present　挑选了一件精致的生日礼物
　～ a President　投票选举总统
　～ death　宁愿死
　～ dishonour　宁愿受辱
　～ happiness　选择幸福
　～ one's friend　挑选朋友
　～ such a darling complexion　挑选长相讨人喜欢的人
　～ the advanced workers　推选先进工作者
　～ the best young men　选中那些最优秀的青年人
　～ the colours　挑选这种颜色
　～ the dean　选举系主任
　～ the dirtiest job　拣最脏的活儿干
　～ the head of the factory　选厂长
　～ the heaviest job　拣最重的活儿干
　～ the largest apple　挑一个最大的苹果
　～ the path of revolution　选择了革命的道路
　～ the play　挑选剧本
　～ the representative　选代表
　～ the smallest　挑了个最小的
　～ the special training　选中特殊的训练
　～ wealth　选择财富
　～ well　选择得很好
　～ admirably　恭敬选择
　～ appropriately　合适地选择
　～ arbitrarily　随意地选择
　～ constitutionally　合乎宪法地选择
　～ critically　关键时刻地选择
　～ definitely　肯定地选择
　～ deliberately　深思熟虑地选择
　～ discreetly　慎重地选择
　～ emotionally　情绪激动地选择
　～ fastidiously　过分讲究地选择
　～ finally　最后地选择
　～ inevitably　不可避免地选择
　～ injudiciously　不明智地选择
　～ instinctively　本能地选择
　～ invariably　不变地选择
　～ irrelevantly　不相关地选择
　～ logically　按逻辑推理地选择
　～ mistakenly　错误地选择
　～ morally　道义地选择
　～ precisely　精确地选择
　～ promiscuously　不加区分地选择
　～ prudently　慎重地选择
　～ resolutely　坚定地选择
　～ righteously　正直地选择
　～ scrupulously　认真地选择
　～ sedulously　小心周到地选择
　～ sensibly　合理地选择
　～ shrewdly　明智地选择
　～ speedily　快速地选择
　～ sympathetically　同情地选择
　～ tactfully　机敏地选择
　～ tastefully　趣味高雅地选择
　～ ultimately　最后地选择
　～ unaccountably　不可理解地选择
　～ unanimously　一致地选择
　～ universally　全体选择
　～ as〔for〕　把…选作
　～ between　在…之间选择
　～ from〔among〕　从…之间选择

　Do just as you choose.　你愿意怎么办就怎么办。
　You have chosen well.　你选择得很好。
　He chooses wisely.　他选得很高明。
　I cannot choose but wait.　我别无选择，只好等待。
　I chose you because you have such a darling complexion.　我之所以挑选你，是因为你的长相讨人喜欢。
　I have chosen the best.　我已选了最好的。
　I have chosen the smallest.　我挑了个最小的。
　She took a long time to choose a new sweater.　她花了很长时间挑选一件新毛衣。
　Will you help me choose a cap?　你帮我挑选一顶帽子好吗?
　She has chosen a green hat.　她挑选了一顶绿色的帽子。
　He deliberately chose the heaviest and dirtiest job.　他专拣重活、脏活儿干。
　They vote to choose a President.　他们投票选举总统。
　In choosing your play, I recommend that you select one written during the last 25 years.　在选剧本时，我建议你挑选近25年里写的。
　She chose happiness instead of wealth.　她宁要幸福而舍弃财富。
　Well, I choose this one before all others.　好吧，我宁愿要这一个，不要其他那些。
　He chooses death before dishonour.　他宁愿死也不愿受辱。
　He was chosen for special training.　他已被选中进行特殊的训练。
　The dean was chosen by election.　系主任是选举产生的。
　Only the best young men were chosen.　只有那些最优秀的青年人才能被选中。
　If you choose to come, you may.　如果你要来，你就可以来。
　He does not choose to go abroad this year.　他今年不愿去国外。
　Why have so many people chosen to migrate abroad?　为什么有这么多的人情愿移居国外呢?
　He doesn't choose to be a teacher.　他不愿意当教师。
　It's not my business how she chooses to live.　她愿意如何生活，不关我的事。
　He did not choose to help me.　他不愿意帮助我。
　Jack chose to stay at home rather than go fishing.　杰克宁愿呆在家里而不愿出去钓鱼。
　He chose not to go home until later.　他决定晚一点回家。
　Though I am fond of desserts, especially fruit, I chose not to have any.　尽管我非常爱吃甜点心，尤其喜欢吃水果，但我决定还是不吃为好。
　Have you chosen where to go?　你选定去哪儿了吗?
　I do not choose running.　我不打算跑。
　If you had to choose staying here alone or going with me, what would you do?　如果要你选择独自留下或跟我走，你怎么办?
　I do not choose that he should run for the Presidency.　我不要他竞选总统职务。
　He chose that we should stay.　他要我们留下。
　She chooses that we should set off early.　她宁愿让我们早些出发。
　We can't choose who bring us into the world.　出身不由己。
　Have you chosen what you want for your birthday?　你过生日要什么东西决定了吗?
　Choose me a good one, please.　请替我挑个好的。
　She took a long time to choose her new hat.　她花了很久的时间挑选新帽子。
　He chose me a bike.　他替我挑选了一辆自行车。
　We chose a Christmas present for her.　我们为她挑选了一件圣诞礼物。
　They have chosen a competent tutor for their son.　他们为儿子挑选了一位有能力的家庭教师。
　They chose her a secretary.　他们选她做秘书。
　We chose him president.　我们选他当会长。
　They choose me to be their representative.　他们选我作他们的代表。
　They chose him to be president.　他们选他当总统。
　Who did they choose to be their new member of Parliament? 　他们选了谁当他们的新国会议员?
　We choose him as our monitor.　我们选他当我们的班长。
　They choose her as their spokesperson.　他们选她为他们的代言人。
　They choose Mr. Hobbs as their leader.　他们推选霍布斯先生当他们的队长。
　Smith was chosen the head of the factory.　史密斯被选为厂长。
　He was chosen as President because he was a fully qualified, charismatic statesman.　他被选为总统是因为他是一个完全合格、具有超凡魅力的政治家。
　I choose him to stay here.　我选他留在这里。
　Last year he was chosen to attend a conference of advanced workers.　去年他被推选出席了先进工作者会议。
　A small boy was chosen to run this errand because he would not arouse enemy's suspicions.　一个小男孩被选来执行这项任务，因为他不会引起敌人的怀疑。

 ♣ choose among　(v.+prep.)
　从…之间选择　elect among
　〔说明〕 choose among不用于进行体。
　You have to choose among these fabrics.　你得从这些织品中挑选。
 ♣ choose between　(v.+prep.)
　在…之间选择　make a choice between (usually two things or people)
　〔　说明〕 choose between不用于进行体。　
　We have agreed that you shall choose between us now.　我们一致同意你现在就在我们两人中间选择。
　There is little to choose between them.　他们都不相上下。
　We had to choose between death and dishonour.　我们必须在死亡和耻辱之间进行选择。
　It is difficult to choose between two such nice houses.　两幢房子都这么漂亮，让人难以作出抉择。
　I had to choose between staying with my parents and going abroad.　留下来跟父母在一起还是出国，我必须作出选择。
　You may choose one book between the two.　你可以从这两本书中挑一本。
 ♣ choose for　(v.+prep.)
　把…选作　choose sb/sth to be
　〔说明〕 choose for不用于进行体。
　She chose Charlie for her husband.　她挑选查理作为她的丈夫。
　That's the name he has chosen for his new novel.　那就是他给自己的新小说选定的书名。
 ♣ choose from　(v.+prep.)
　从…之间选择　elect; choose sb/sth from
　〔　说明〕 choose from不用于进行体。　
　They chose us from a large number of students.　他们从大量学生中挑选了我们。
　I chose a few books from the shelf yesterday morning.　昨天早上我从书架上选了几本书。

 ♣ choose as, choose for
　这两者都可表示“选…作…”，其区别在于：choose as强调身份， choose for强调目的。
 ♣ choose, collect, elect, pick, select, single
　参见collect条。

1. 那里有许多货物供你挑选。
　［误］ There are a lot of goods for you to choose.
　［正］ There are a lot of goods for you to choose from.
　［析］ 表示“从…中挑选”，应用choose from〔between〕， among, out of，而choose sth/sb表示“挑选某物〔人〕”。
2. 我的印象是，这些书是她仔细挑选出来的。
　［误］ I have the impression that she chose the books out with care.
　［正］ I have the impression that she chose the books with care.
　［析］ 表示“选择”用choose即可， out与choose连用意思重复。

　choose　所搭用的动词不定式如果放在句末，这个动词不定式短语往往可以省去。例如：
　You can do what you choose (to do).　你想要怎么办就怎么办。

　［同义词］ decide between or on, select, settle on or for
　［词源］　中古英语chesen（选择）