choice/tʃɔɪs/

n

1. U，用作单 选择能力；选择权

• She had no choice but to stay. 别无选择，只好留下。

• We have free choice. 我们有自由选择权。

2. C 选择；抉择

• make a choice 做出选择

• a difficult choice 艰难的抉择

3. C,常用单 被选中的东西(或人)

• You may take your choice. 你可以拿去你选中的。

4. U 供选择的种类；数量

• There is not much choice in the shops. 商店里没有多少可供选择的东西。

5. C 可供选择的可能性之一；另一选择

• You have several choices open to you. 有几种可能性供你选择。

词组by (或for)choice 出于选择

• He helped his friend by choice. 他是自愿帮助他的朋友的。

• I should take this for choice. 要选我就选这个。

make choice of 选定

• They made choice of Mr.Smith as the next dean. 他们选定史密斯先生为下一任系主任。

of choice 精挑细选的

• a present of choice 精挑细选的礼物