choose
verb
UK/tʃuːz/
US/tʃuːz/
Definitions of choose verb
- A1Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
to decide what one wants from two or more options or possibilities
选择；挑选；选取
Confronted with two suitors, she had to make a choice between them.
面对两个追求者，她必须在他们之间做出选择。
Danny, come over here and pick the flavor of ice cream you’d like to have.
丹尼，过来这里挑选你想吃的冰淇淋口味。
He selected one shirt out of the many available in his closet.
他从衣柜里众多的衬衫中选了一件。
Phrases of choose verb
- choose to do something
To make a conscious decision to do something.
决定做某事
• After careful consideration, she chose to stay with her current company.
经过仔细考虑后，她选择留在目前的公司。
- little/not much to choose between
Used to describe two or more things that are very similar, with no significant difference between them.
半斤八两；差异不大
• When choosing a supplier, we found there was little to choose between these two companies.
在选择供应商时，我们发现这两家公司之间几乎没有什么差别。