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  • Conjugation : past  chose ; pp  chosen ; ing  choosing
  • Derivatives : n  chooser
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

choose [tʃuːz]
  1. 1. vt. [+clothes, profession, candidate etc] 挑选
  2. 2. vi. to choose between 在...之间作出选择
    to choose from
    从...中选择
    to choose to do sth
    选择做某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

choose [ʧuz] [ʧuːz]
  1. 1. vt.,vi. 选择，挑选，挑出，拣出
    to choose a book at the library
    在图书馆里挑一本书
    You need to choose one or the other.
    你需要在两者之间做出选择。
    I've already chosen my outfit for the party next month.
    我已经为下个月的晚会选好衣服了。
  2. 2. vt.,vi. 决定（做某事），选定，宁愿（选择），认为合适，愿意，要，欲（与不定式宾语连用）
    to choose to remain
    宁愿留下
  3. 3. vi. 选择，抉择
  4. 4. vi. 愿意，喜欢
    Do as you choose．
    你喜欢怎么办，就怎么办。

Collins English-English Dictionary

choose [tʃuːz]
  1. 1. vb to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives
  2. 2. vt. [tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive] to consider it desirable or proper
    I don't choose to read that book
  3. 3. vi. [intr] to like; please
    you may stand if you choose
  4. 4. vi. [Etymology] Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjosa, Old High German kiosan
See more results for choose in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to choose death before dishonor
宁死不屈 → before
choose between love and duty
在爱情与尽责间做取舍 → between
We cannot choose but (to) stay.
我们只得留下来。 → but
to choose a book at the library
在图书馆里挑一本书 → choose
to choose to remain
宁愿留下 → choose
Do as you choose．
你喜欢怎么办，就怎么办。 → choose
to choose men by lot
抽签(或拈阄)决定人选 → lot
Which books did he choose?
他挑选了哪些书? → which
He may choose whichever (desk) he wishes.
他想要哪个桌子，就可以挑哪个桌子。 → whichever
The test wasn't difficult at all, I had to choose the right article for each of the 30 sentences.
考试并不难，我得给三十个句子找出正确的冠词。 → article
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