choose
英[tʃuːz]
美[tʃuz]
英英释意
- 1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
- "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"
- 2. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative;
- "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"
- "She opted for the job on the East coast"
- 3. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way;
- "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"