新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

select

英  [sɪˈlekt]
    

[ADJ, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1精选的

    A select group is a small group of some of the best people or things of their kind.

    双语例句

    例:

    a select group of French cheeses.

    一些精选的法国奶酪。

    2第一流的 , 只为富人、上层人士而设的

    If you describe something as select, you mean it has many desirable features, but is available only to people who have a lot of money or who belong to a high social class.

    近义词

    exclusive

    双语例句

    例:

    Christian Lacroix is throwing a very lavish and very select party.

    克里斯琴·拉克鲁瓦正在举办一个仅供上层人士参加的奢华聚会。

    VERB. 动词
  • selects , selecting , selected

    1[T 及物动词] 挑选 , 选择

    If you select something, you choose it from a number of things of the same kind.

    近义词

    choose

    双语例句

    例:

    Voters are selecting candidates for both US Senate seats and for 52 congressional seats.

    选民们正在为美国参议院议席和52个众议院议席挑选候选人。

    例:

    a randomly selected sample of school children.

    一个对学童的随机抽样调查。

    2[T 及物动词] (在计算机屏幕上)选定(某文件或某段文章以作特别处理)

    If you select a file or a piece of text on a computer screen, you click on it so that it is marked in a different colour, usually in order for you to give the computer an instruction relating to that file or piece of text.

    双语例句

    例:

    I selected a file and pressed the delete key.

    我选定了一份文件,然后按下了删除键。