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

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。
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。
He chose teaching as his vocation.
他选择教书作为自己的职业。
Mary chose to give her hand to john.
玛丽决定和约翰结婚。
We chose this one as the most suitable for our purpose.
我们之所以选择这一个，因为它最适合于我们的目的。
She chose Charlie for her husband.
她挑选查理作为她的丈夫。
They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it
他们当时知道歧视现象仍然存在，但是宁愿装聋作哑。
Nancy chose the product because it is better for the environment.
南希选择这种产品是因为它更环保。
Anne chose an upmarket agency aimed at professional people.
安妮选择了一家以专业人士为服务对象的高端代理商。
They were intelligent and educated, yet they chose to kidnap and kill
他们聪明且有教养，却选择去绑架和杀人。