chose

英 [tʃəʊz]

美 [tʃoʊz]

v. 选择; 挑选; 选取; 宁愿; 情愿; 决定
choose的过去式

复数：choses　现在分词：chosing　第三人称单数：choses　

柯林斯词典

He chose teaching as his vocation.
他选择教书作为自己的职业。
But I recognised your capability, I chose you.
但我认同你的能力，我选择了你。
I never chose people just because of their looks.
我从不以貌取人。
They chose us among a large number of students.
他们从大量学生中挑选了我们。
Two of the members chose to take issue with the chairman on the question of voting rights.
两位委员决定和主席争论选举权的问题。
They chose an auspicious day to start the business.
他们拣了个好日子开张。
Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent
由于不确定这句话究竟是什么意思，赖尔选择了保持沉默。
We chose a few of the commonest lexical items in the languages.
我们选取了各语言中最常见的几个词汇。
She chose Charlie for her husband.
她挑选查理作为她的丈夫。
Johnson was free to divvy up his share of the money as he chose.
约翰逊可以自行分派他那份钱。