/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。