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

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。
She chose Charlie for her husband.
她挑选查理作为她的丈夫。
In my case I chose that course which I considered right
至于我呢，就选择了我认为正确的那条路线。
I chose a few books from the shelf yesterday morning.
昨天早上我从书架上选了几本书。
In doing translation work, he chose every word with great care.
他做翻译，一字一句都不敢苟且。
She chose a bench beside the duck pond and sat down.
她在鸭塘边找了条长椅坐下。
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。
He chose teaching as his vocation.
他选择教书作为自己的职业。
I never chose people just because of their looks.
我从不以貌取人。
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。