/sɪˈlekt ||; səˈlɛkt/verb
[T] to choose sb/sth from a number of similar things 挑选;选择:
The best candidates will be selected for interview.最优秀的申请人将被挑选参加面试。☞ Select is more formal than choose and suggests that a lot of care is taken when making the decision. 与choose相比,select多用于正式场合,表示作出决定时十分小心谨慎。
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/sɪˈlekt ||; səˈlɛkt/adj
(formal 正式)
1 carefully chosen as the best of a group 仔细挑选的;精选的:
A university education is no longer the privilege of a select few.大学教育不再是少数精英的特权。
select1/səˋlɛkt; səˈlekt or sIˈlekt/v [T] to choose something or someone 挑选﹐选择﹔选拔: He wasn’t selected for the team. 他没有被选入球队。see box at见 CHOOSE 方框
select2adj formal a select group is a small group of carefully chosen people【正式】精选的﹐挑选出的: a select group of students 一组精心挑选出来的学生Only a select few were invited. 只有精选出的少数几个人获得邀请。
selectselectselectsselectedselectingverb (selects, selecting, selected) (formal)to take the person or thing that you like bestsame meaningchoose: We select only the finest fruits.