choice

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美 [tʃɔɪs]

n.  选择; 挑选; 抉择; 选择权; 选择的可能性; 入选者; 被选中的东西
adj.  优质的; 上等的; 优选的; (质量)中上级的; 字斟句酌的; 仔细推敲过的

复数：choices　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.725 / COCA.630

习惯用语

n.

by choice
• 出于自己的选择
  because you have chosen
• I wouldn't go there by choice.
  让我选择，我不会去那里。
of choice (for sb/sth)
• 精选的；特选的
  that is chosen by a particular group of people or for a particular purpose
• It's the software of choice for business use.
  这是商务专用软件。
of your choice
• 自己选择（或选定）的
  that you choose yourself
• First prize will be a meal for two at the restaurant of your choice.
  头等奖是一顿两人正餐，餐馆任选。
you pays your money and you takes your choice
• 如何选择由你做主（表示各种选择的分别不大）
  used for saying that there is very little difference between two or more things that you can choose
be spoilt for choice
• （东西多得）挑花眼
  to have such a lot of things to choose from that it is very difficult to make a decision

牛津词典

noun

• 选择；挑选；抉择
  an act of choosing between two or more possibilities; something that you can choose
  1. women forced to make a choice between family and career
     被迫在家庭和事业之间作出抉择的妇女
  2. We are faced with a difficult choice.
     我们面临着困难的抉择。
  3. We aim to help students make more informed career choices.
     我们旨在帮助学生作出更有依据的职业抉择。
  4. There is a wide range of choices open to you.
     你有很大的选择余地。
• 选择权；选择的可能性
  the right to choose or the possibility of choosing
  1. If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow.
     如果让我选择，我明天就停止工作。
  2. He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do) .
     除了离去，他别无选择。
  3. She's going to do it. She doesn't have much choice , really, does she?
     她就要做那件事了。她真的没有多少选择的余地了，不是吗？
  4. This government is committed to extending parental choice in education.
     本届政府承诺扩大父母在教育方面的选择权。
• 入选者；被选中的东西
  a person or thing that is chosen
  1. She's the obvious choice for the job.
     她是这个职位最合适的人选。
  2. Hawaii remains a popular choice for winter vacation travel.
     夏威夷一直是深受人们青睐的冬季假日旅游胜地。
  3. This colour wasn't my first choice.
     这种颜色并非我的首选。
  4. She wouldn't be my choice as manager.
     我不会选中她做经理。
• 供选择的品种；可选的范围
  the number or range of different things from which to choose
  1. The menu has a good choice of desserts.
     菜单上有多种甜食可供选择。
  2. There wasn't much choice of colour.
     可供选择的颜色不多。

adj.

• 优质的；上等的；优选的
  of very good quality
• （质量）中上级的
  of very good, but not the highest, quality
• 字斟句酌的；仔细推敲过的
  carefully chosen words or phrases
  1. She summed up the situation in a few choice phrases.
     她字斟句酌地总结了情况。
  2. He used some pretty choice (= rude or offensive) language.
     他出言不逊。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 选择范围;选择余地
  If there is achoice ofthings, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
  1. It's available in a choice of colours...
     有多种颜色可供选择。
  2. At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu...
     午餐可以吃自助餐，也可以选套餐。
  3. Club Sportif offer a wide choice of holidays.
     斯波蒂夫俱乐部提供多种度假选择。
• N-COUNT 选定的人(或物)
  Yourchoiceis someone or something that you choose from a range of things.
  1. Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry.
     尽管他只是在咕哝，可是他的措词却让罗德妮恼火。
• ADJ-GRADED 优选的;高品质的
  Choicemeans of very high quality.
  1. ...Fortnum and Mason's choicest chocolates.
     福楠—梅森百货商店的上等巧克力
• PHRASE 不得不;只好
  If youhave no choice butto do something orhave little choice butto do it, you cannot avoid doing it.
  1. They had little choice but to agree to what he suggested.
     他们别无选择，只好接受他的提议。
• PHRASE …选中的;…看中的
  The thing or personofyourchoiceis the one that you choose.
  1. ...tickets to see the football team of your choice...
     观看自己喜欢的足球队比赛的门票
  2. In many societies children still marry someone of their parents' choice.
     在许多社会，子女结婚仍然只能听从父母之命。
• PHRASE 首选的;广受欢迎的
  The itemof choiceis the one that most people prefer.
  1. The drug is set to become the treatment of choice for asthma worldwide...
     这种药将会成为全世界治疗哮喘的首选。
  2. The drink of choice seems to be vodka.
     最受欢迎的酒似乎是伏特加。

英英释义

noun

• the act of choosing or selecting
  1. your choice of colors was unfortunate
  2. you can take your pick
  Synonym:selectionoptionpick
• the person or thing chosen or selected
  1. he was my pick for mayor
  Synonym:pickselection
• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  1. what option did I have?
  2. there no other alternative
  3. my only choice is to refuse
  Synonym:optionalternative

adj

• of superior grade
  1. choice wines
  2. prime beef
  3. prize carnations
  4. quality paper
  5. select peaches
  Synonym:prime(a)prizequalityselect
• appealing to refined taste
  1. choice wine

双语例句

• Club Sportif offer a wide choice of holidays.
  斯波蒂夫俱乐部提供多种度假选择。
• At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu
  午餐可以吃自助餐，也可以选套餐。
• Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry.
  尽管他只是在咕哝，可是他的措词却让罗德妮恼火。
• They had little choice but to agree to what he suggested.
  他们别无选择，只好接受他的提议。
• The drug is set to become the treatment of choice for asthma worldwide
  这种药将会成为全世界治疗哮喘的首选。
• The choice of language is altogether different
  对语言的选择完全是另一回事。
• He will have no choice but to ally himself with the new movement.
  他除了与新运动结盟别无选择。
• Neither the subject nor the title of this lecture is of my own choice.
  这次讲演的主题与题目都不是我自己选定的。
• The choice will be between a flat-rate or a banded charge.
  将在统一费用和分级费用之间作出选择。
• I think any sport involving animals where the animals do not have a choice is barbaric and uncivilized.
  我认为任何有动物参与其中并且它们别无选择的运动都是野蛮的、不文明的。