selection

英 [sɪˈlekʃn]

美 [sɪˈlekʃn]

n.  选择; 挑选; 选拔; 被挑选的人(或物); 被选中者; 入选者; 可供选择的事物

复数：selections　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1511 / COCA.2133

牛津词典

noun

• 选择；挑选；选拔
  the process of choosing sb/sth from a group of people or things, usually according to a system
  1. The final team selection will be made tomorrow.
     明天将确定队伍的最后人选。
  2. the random selection of numbers
     号码的随机抽取
  3. selection criteria
     挑选标准
  4. the selection process
     选拔过程
• 被挑选的人（或物）；被选中者；入选者
  a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group
  1. A selection of readers' comments are published below.
     下面选登了部分读者的意见。
• 可供选择的事物
  a collection of things from which sth can be chosen
  1. The showroom has a wide selection of kitchens.
     展厅里有多种式样的厨房可供选择。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 选拔;挑选;选择
  Selectionis the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
  1. ...Darwin's principles of natural selection...
     达尔文的自然选择理论
  2. Dr. Sullivan's selection to head the Department of Health was greeted with satisfaction...
     人们对沙利文博士当选卫生部部长表示满意。
  3. The children have to sit a tough selection test.
     孩子们必须参加一次严格的选拔测试。
• N-COUNT 挑选出来的一批人(或事物)
  Aselection ofpeople or things is a set of them that have been selected from a larger group.
  1. ...this selection of popular songs.
     这张流行歌曲选集
  2. ...a dramatic rendition of selections from Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
     以戏剧形式演绎的狄更斯《圣诞颂歌》节选片段
• N-COUNT (商店内)可供挑选的某类商品
  Theselection ofgoods in a shop is the particular range of goods that it has available and from which you can choose what you want.
  1. It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one day market.
     它在为期一天的集市上出售应有尽有的各种古董。

英英释义

noun

• the act of choosing or selecting
  1. your choice of colors was unfortunate
  2. you can take your pick
  Synonym:choiceoptionpick
• the person or thing chosen or selected
  1. he was my pick for mayor
  Synonym:choicepick
• a passage selected from a larger work
  1. he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
  Synonym:excerptexcerptionextract
• an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
  1. the store carried a large selection of shoes
• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
  Synonym:survivalsurvival of the fittestnatural selection

双语例句

• Will severe selection standards create elitism and threaten the Olympic ethic of participation?
  严格的选拔标准是否会造成精英主义，进而危及奥林匹克重在参与的理念呢？
• This prompted many employers to appraise their selection and recruitment policies
  这促使许多雇主考量其人才选拔和招聘政策。
• The selection of TV programmes, especially at the weekend, leaves a lot to be desired
  可供选择的电视节目，尤其是在周末的时候，还有大幅提升的空间。
• Political selection is more dependent on sophistry and less on economic literacy.
  政治选举更多地取决于诡辩的能力，而不在于是否懂经济。
• There's always a wide selection of delicious meals to choose from
  总是有很多美味可口的饭菜可供选择。
• His name has cropped up at every selection meeting this season
  他的名字突然出现在这一季所有选举会议上。
• The children have to sit a tough selection test.
  孩子们必须参加一次严格的选拔测试。
• Dr. Sullivan's selection to head the Department of Health was greeted with satisfaction
  人们对沙利文博士当选卫生部部长表示满意。
• Put a selection of baby toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early.
  要在婴儿床里放一些玩具，以便他醒得早时可以自己玩。
• We tested a selection of vacuum cleaners, from old faithfuls to those with the latest features.
  我们测试了各种真空吸尘器，从值得信赖的老牌子到有着最新特色的产品，不一而足。