[N-COUNT 可数名词]选择范围；选择余地 If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
It's available in a choice of colours...
有多种颜色可供选择。
At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu...
午餐可以吃自助餐，也可以选套餐。
Club Sportif offer a wide choice of holidays.
斯波蒂夫俱乐部提供多种度假选择。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]选定的人(或物) Your choice is someone or something that you choose from a range of things.
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Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry.
尽管他只是在咕哝，可是他的措词却让罗德妮恼火。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]优选的；高品质的Choice means of very high quality.
[ADJ n]
[FORMAL 正式]
...Fortnum and Mason's choicest chocolates.
福楠—梅森百货商店的上等巧克力
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[PHRASE 短语]不得不；只好 If you have no choice but to do something or have little choice but to do it, you cannot avoid doing it.
[V inflects]
They had little choice but to agree to what he suggested.
他们别无选择，只好接受他的提议。
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[PHRASE 短语]…选中的；…看中的 The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose.
[n PHR]
...tickets to see the football team of your choice...
观看自己喜欢的足球队比赛的门票
In many societies children still marry someone of their parents' choice.
在许多社会，子女结婚仍然只能听从父母之命。
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[PHRASE 短语]首选的；广受欢迎的 The item of choice is the one that most people prefer.
[PHR after n]
The drug is set to become the treatment of choice for asthma worldwide...
这种药将会成为全世界治疗哮喘的首选。
The drink of choice seems to be vodka.
最受欢迎的酒似乎是伏特加。
Oxford
choice★/tʃɔɪs; NAmEtʃɔɪs/
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choicechoiceschoicerchoicestnoun★1★[countable ]choice(between A and B) an act of choosing between two or more possibilities; something that you can choose 选择；挑选；抉择◆women forced to make a choice between family and career被迫在家庭和事业之间作出抉择的妇女◆We are faced with a difficult choice.我们面临着困难的抉择。◆We aim to help students make more informed career choices.我们旨在帮助学生作出更有依据的职业抉择。◆There is a wide range of choices open to you.你有很多选择。☞synonyms at
option
2★[uncountable , singular ]the right to choose or the possibility of choosing 选择权；选择的可能性◆If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow.如果让我选择，我明天就停止工作。◆He had no choicebut to leave (= this was the only thing he could do).除了离去，他别无选择。◆She's going to do it. She doesn't have much choice,really, does she? 她就要做那件事了。她真的没有多少选择的余地了，不是吗？◆This government is committed to extending parental choice in education.本届政府承诺扩大父母在教育方面的选择权。3★[countable ]a person or thing that is chosen 入选者；被选中的东西◆She's the obvious choice for the job.她是这个职位最合适的人选。◆Hawaii remains a popular choice for winter vacation travel.夏威夷一直是深受人们青睐的冬季假日旅游胜地。◆This colour wasn't my first choice.这种颜色并非我的首选。◆She wouldn't be my choice as manager.我不会选中她做经理。4★[singular , uncountable ]the number or range of different things from which to choose 供选择的品种；可选的范围◆The menu has a good choice of desserts.菜单上有多种甜食可供选择。◆There wasn't much choiceof colour. 可供选择的颜色不多。☞see also
Hobson's choice
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IDIOMSby ˈchoicebecause you have chosen 出于自己的选择◆I wouldn't go there by choice.让我选择，我不会去那里。of ˈchoice (for sb/sth)( used after a noun 用于名词后) that is chosen by a particular group of people or for a particular purpose 精选的；特选的◆It's the software of choice for business use.这是商务专用软件。of your ˈchoicethat you choose yourself 自己选择（或选定）的◆First prize will be a meal for two at the restaurant of your choice.头等奖是一顿双人餐，餐馆任选。☞more at
pay
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spoilt
adjective(choicer,choicest)[only before noun ]1(especially of food 尤指食物)of very good quality 优质的；上等的；优选的2( NAmE) (of meat 肉)of very good, but not the highest, quality （质量）中上级的3~ words/phrasescarefully chosen words or phrases 字斟句酌的；仔细推敲过的◆She summed up the situation in a few choice phrases.她简明扼要地总结了情况。◆( humorous) He used some pretty choice (= rude or offensive)language. 他出言不逊。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析choicefavourite ◆preference ◆selection ◆pick These are all words for a person or thing that is chosen, or that is liked more than others. 以上各词均指选中或特别喜爱的人或事物。■choicea person or thing that is chosen 指入选者、选中的东西：◆She's the obvious choice for the job.她是这个职位最合适的人选。■favourite/favoritea person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type 指同类人或事物中最喜欢的一个：◆Which one's your favourite?你最喜欢哪一个？■preferencea thing that is liked better or best 指偏爱的或最喜爱的事物：◆Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual.人的爱好和选择各不相同。favourite or preference? 用 favourite 还是 preference？Your favouritesare the things you like best, and that you have, do, listen to, etc. often; your preferencesare the things that you would rather have or do if you can choose. *favourite 指最喜欢因而常有、常做或常听等的事物； preference 指在可以选择的情况下会较喜欢有或做的事物。 ■selectiona number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group 指从大类别中选出来的人或事物：◆A selection of reader's comments are published below.下面选登了部份读者的评论。■pick( rather informal,especially NAmE) a person or thing that is chosen 指选中的人或事物：◆She was his pick for best actress.她是他认为最好的女演员。PATTERNS◆sb's choice/favourite/pick forsth ◆sb's choice/selection/pick assth ◆an obviouschoice/favourite/selection ◆a(n) excellent / excellent choice/selection choice/tʃɔɪs; NAmEtʃɔɪs/
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choice1 noun
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choicechoice1 /tʃɔɪs/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] if you have a choice, you can choose between several things → choosechoice between Voters have a choice between three main political parties.choice of You have a choice of hotel or self-catering accommodation. He has to make some important choices. They gave us no choice in the matter.2[singular, uncountable] the range of people or things that you can choose from: It was a small shop and there wasn’t much choice.choice of There is a choice of four different colours. We offer a wide choice of wines and beers.spoilt for choice British English Consumers these days are spoilt for choice (=have a lot of things to choose from).3[countable] the person or thing that someone chooseschoice of I don’t really like her choice of jewellery. I think London was a good choice as a venue.somebody’s first/second choice My first choice of college was Stanford.4by choice if you do something by choice, you do it because you want to do it and not because you are forced to do it: She lives alone by choice.5the something of your choice the person or thing of your choice is the one that you would most like to choose: My children cannot go to the school of their choice.6the something of choice the thing of choice is the one that people prefer to use: It is the drug of choice for this type of illness. →
Hobson's choice
COLLOCATIONSverbshave a choice· Students have a choice between German and Spanish.make a choice (=choose something)· One of our course advisors can help you to make your choice.give somebody a choice· Her doctor gave her a choice: take medicine or lose weight.be faced with a choice· He was faced with a difficult choice.have no choice (but to do something)· The men had no choice but to obey.leave somebody with no choice· I was left with no choice but to resign.exercise your choice formal (=make a choice – used especially when talking about someone using their right to choose)· Everyone should have the right to exercise choice in matters of relationships.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + choicethe right/wrong choice· I think you’ve made the right choice.a difficult choice· It was a very difficult choice for me.a stark choice (=a choice between two unpleasant things that you must make)· We faced a stark choice: steal or starve.(a) free choice· Students have an entirely free choice of what to study at university.an informed choice (=a choice based on knowledge of the facts about something)· The patient should have enough information to make an informed choice.consumer choice (=the opportunity for people to choose between different products)· I believe in free trade and consumer choice.parental choice· The aim is to extend parental choice in education.phrasesfreedom of choice· Patients should have more freedom of choice.given the choice (=if you had a choice)· Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.have no choice in the matter· The village people had no choice in the matter.THESAURUSchoice: choice of: · The school seems OK, but there isn’t a great choice of courses.have a choice (=be able to choose from several things): · With her high grades and athletic skill, Celeste had her choice of colleges.have no choice but to do something (=to be forced to do something because there is nothing else you can choose): · Spooner says he had no choice but to file for bankruptcy.wide choice (=a lot of things to choose from): · There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.option one of the things that you can choose to do in a particular situation: · He basically has two options: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football.keep/leave your options open (=delay choosing so that you continue to have several things to choose from): · I haven’t signed any contracts yet – I want to keep my options open.alternative one of two or more ways of doing something: · Did you consider other alternatives before you moved in with Lucy?alternative to: · There is no practical alternative to our current policy.have no alternative (=to not have a choice): · He says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no alternative.THESAURUSchoice something or someone that has been chosen: · Maria was very pleased with her choice.first/second/third choice (=the thing you wanted most, the thing you wanted most after that etc): · Greece was our first choice for a vacation, but all the flights were full.somebody’s choice of: · I don’t like his choice of friends.selection a small group of the best things that have been chosen from a larger group: selection of: · She showed me a selection of her drawings.· a selection of songs from ‘West Side Story’
choice1 noun
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choicechoice2 adjective
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1[only before noun] formal choice food is of very good quality: choice steak We select only the choicest apples for our pies.2a few choice words/phrases if you use a few choice words, you say exactly what you mean in an angry way: He told us what he thought of the idea in a few choice words.
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选择(92%)，抉择(4%)，挑选(2%)，精选的(1%)，上等的(1%)
n.选择；选择权；精选品
adj.精选的；仔细推敲的
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