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- [ʧɔɪs]
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- Conjugation : more choicer; most choicest
- Derivatives : n choiceness; adj choiceless; adv choicely
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- choice [tʃɔɪs]
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- choice [tʃɔɪs]
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n
the act or an instance of choosing or selecting
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n
the opportunity or power of choosing
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n
a person or thing chosen or that may be chosen
- he was a possible choice
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n
an alternative action or possibility
- what choice did I have?
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n
a supply from which to select
- a poor choice of shoes
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adj
of superior quality; excellent
- choice wine
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adj
carefully chosen, appropriate
- a few choice words will do the trick
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adj
vulgar or rude
- choice language
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[Etymology]
C13: from Old French chois, from choisir to
choose
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the act or an instance of choosing or selecting
Examples
- choice tobacco leaf
- 精选的烟叶；上等烟叶 → leaf
- You have no choice, you have to take along your cat.
- 你别无选择，必须得带着你的猫。 → along
- It was a straight choice between A and B.
- 不是选A就是选B。
- By the time we got to the store, most of the best bicycles had already been sold and I had to settle for my least favorite choice.
- 我们到达商店时，大多数好的自行车已经卖完了，我只好选择了我不喜欢的那辆。 → settle
- What would be your top choice of school?
- 你首选哪所学校？ → top
- This is an easy choice.
- 这是一个很容易的抉择。 → easy
- You have the choice of color for this item.
- 这东西还有别的颜色可以选择。 → choice
- I couldn't make a choice and just asked the waiter to 'surprise me.'
- 我不知道点什么好，就让服务员帮我点了些有特色的东西。
- Tomato juice wasn't my first choice, but I didn't have any other options.
- 番茄汁不是我最喜欢的，但我没有别的可挑了。 → choice
- My favorite restaurant offers choice steaks from Kobe.
- 我最喜欢的那家餐馆供应神户产的中上级牛肉。 → choice
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