selection
selection
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable
选择；挑选
such men decided the selection of candidates.
这些人决定了候选人的选择。
some local Tories objected to his selection.
一些当地保守党人反对他的选择。
■[count noun]a number of carefully chosen things
精选品；选集
the publication of a selection of his poems.
他的一本诗选的出版。
■[count noun]a range of things from which a choice may be made
备选物；供选择之物
the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes.
餐厅提供各种冷热菜肴可供选择。
■[count noun]a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting
（比赛中值得赌的）看好的马 - (Biology)a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution
(生)选择。 参见 natural selection - (Austral.historical)the action of choosing and acquiring plots of land for small farming on terms favourable to the buyer
(澳史)（以优越条件）选购土地
■[count noun]a plot of land acquired in such a way
以优越的条件选购的土地
- early 17th cent.: from Latin selectio(n-), from seligere 'select by separating off' (see select)
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