single out

英 [ˈsɪŋɡl aʊt]

美 [ˈsɪŋɡl aʊt]

单独挑出; 特别选出

牛津词典

• 以上各词均含选择、挑选人或物之义。
  These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.
• 指选择、选取人或物：
  to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available
  1. You choose─I can't decide.
     你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
• 指仔细选择、挑选：
  [often passive] to choose sb/sth, usually carefully, from a group of people or things
  1. He was selected for the team.
     他已入选进队了。
  2. a randomly selected sample of 23 schools
     随机抽选的23所学校
• 指选择、挑选：
  ( rather informal ) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things
  1. She picked the best cake for herself.
     她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
• 指选择是否采取某种行动：
  to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action
  1. After graduating she opted for a career in music.
     毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
  2. After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.
     经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。
• 指选择某物：
  ( rather informal ) to choose sth
  1. I think I'll go for the fruit salad.
     我想要水果色拉。
• 指单独挑出：
  to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention
  1. She was singled out for criticism.
     单单她一个人受到了批评。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 单独挑出;特别选出
  If yousinglesomeoneoutfrom a group, you choose them and give them special attention or treatment.
  1. The gunman had singled Debilly out and waited for him...
     那名枪手瞄准了德比利，伺机而动。
  2. His immediate superior has singled him out for a special mention...
     他的顶头上司特别提到了他。
  3. We wanted to single out the main threat to civilisation.
     我们想特别指出威胁文明的主要因素。

英英释义

verb

• select from a group
  1. She was singled out for her outstanding performance
• treat differently on the basis of sex or race
  Synonym:discriminateseparate

双语例句

• So for me to single out an episode of love amongst this collective would be impossible.
  所以，对我来说，要从这集体中单独选取一个爱的片断出来是不可能的。
• From the wealth of guidance in that report, let me single out one clear way to reduce waste.
  该报告提供了大量指导。我想讲一讲其中提出的一项减少浪费的直截了当的办法。
• He said it was wrong to single out any section of society for Aids testing
  他说把社会中的任何一部分人抽选出来做艾滋病检查都是不对的。
• I single out this forecast because it was one of the clearest and best-reasoned ones.
  我挑出这条预测，是因为它是表述最清晰、理由最充分的预测之一。
• Don't single out the overweight members of your family for lifestyle changes.
  不要仅仅让你家庭成员中超重的成员改变生活方式。
• Any business leader that you'd like to single out, give a copy of your book to?
  你想选出一位商业领袖，把你的书送给他吗？
• To stress, single out as important.
  当作重点挑选出来强调。
• Who would you single out as the most promising student of the year?
  你会选谁作年度最有潜力的学生呢？
• After the buy, and the price is up, so why single out?
  下买单之后，价位还在涨，何必出单？
• For example, to single out recipients in tokyo, type tokyo.
  例如，要选择东京的收件人，请键入东京。