select
select
verb
selectable
adjective
selectness
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj.]carefully choose as being the best or most suitable
选择；挑选
children must select their GCSE subjects.
孩子们必须选择中级教育通用证书的科目。
[withobj. and infinitive]he has been selected to take part.
他已被选中参加。
[noobj.]you can select from a range of quality products.
你可以从一系列质量上乘的产品中挑选。
■[no obj.](select for/against)(Biology)(in terms of evolution) determine whether (a characteristic or organism) will survive
(生)（进化）决定（特征，生物）是否继续存在
a phenotype can be selected against.
显型可能会被淘汰。
■use a mouse or keystrokes to mark (something) on a computer screen for a particular operation
（在电脑屏幕上用鼠标或击键）选中
- (of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable
（一组人或事物）精选的；选出的
he joined his select team of young Intelligence operatives.
他加入了青年情报特工精英小组。
■(of a place or group of people) only used by or consisting of a wealthy or sophisticated elite; exclusive
（地点）仅供精英阶层专用的，专用的；（人群）由精英阶层人士组成的；排外的
the opera was seen by a small and highly select audience.
这场歌剧只有少量精英观众观看。
selectable
adjective
selectness
noun
语源
- mid 16th cent.: from Latin select- 'chosen', from the verb seligere, from se- 'apart' + legere 'choose'
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