1. 挑選;選擇;選取 If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
e.g. They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections... 他們將能夠通過(guò)民主選舉選擇自己的領(lǐng)導人。 e.g. This week he has chosen Peter Mandelson to replace Mo Mowlam... 本周他選擇了彼得·曼德?tīng)柹瓉?lái)代替莫·摩蘭姆。
2. 甘愿;決定 If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right.
e.g. They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it... 他們當時(shí)知道歧視現象仍然存在，但是寧愿裝聾作啞。 e.g. You can just take out the interest each year, if you choose. 你要是愿意，每年可以?xún)H支取利息。
3. 不分上下;好壞相當 If there is little to choose between people or things or nothing to choose between them, it is difficult to decide which is better or more suitable.
e.g. There is very little to choose between the world's top tennis players. 世界頂級網(wǎng)球運動(dòng)員之間往往難分伯仲。
4. 享受優(yōu)厚待遇的少數人；精英 The chosen few are a small group who are treated better than other people. You sometimes use this expression when you think this is unfair.
e.g. Learning should no longer be an elitist pastime for the chosen few. 學(xué)習不應再是少數人的高級消遣。
5. to pick and choose -> see pick
choose英英釋義
verb
1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
e.g. Take any one of these cards Choose a good husband for your daughter She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonym: takeselectpick out
2. select as an alternative over another
e.g. I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant She opted for the job on the East coast
Synonym: preferopt
3. see fit or proper to act in a certain way decide to act in a certain way
e.g. She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam