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Selective Adj Graded Things 英[Sɪˈlektɪv 美[Sɪˈlɛktɪv Adj.精心选择的;选择的,不普遍的;淘汰的 选择性的;有选择的;选取少量的 Process

单词 selective
音标
英[sɪˈlektɪv] 美[sɪˈlɛktɪv]
解释
adj.精心选择的;选择的,不普遍的;淘汰的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
选择性的;有选择的;选取少量的
A selective process applies only to a few things or people.
例:Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running faster and seeing better than a wolf.选择性交配繁殖有可能培育出比狼速度更快、视力更佳的灵犭是。
例:...selective education.尖子生教育

ADJ-GRADED
仔细挑选的;严格筛选的
When someone is selective, they choose things carefully, for example the things that they buy or do.
例:Sales still happen, but buyers are more selective...销量仍在,但购买者更加挑剔。
例:If public figures seek publicity to further their careers, they can't be selective about it.如果公众人物想通过吸引公众的关注来推进事业,他们可能会不加选择。

ADJ-GRADED
(记忆)选择性的,只记一部分的
If you say that someone has a selective memory, you disapprove of the fact that they remember certain facts about something and deliberately forget others, often because it is convenient for them to do so.
例:We seem to have a selective memory for the best bits of the past...我们似乎只记得过去最美好的时光。
例:Mr Robins, suffering from selective amnesia about his role in the affair, was contradicted in nearly every instance by other witnesses.对于自己在该事件中所扮演的角色,罗宾斯先生患上了选择性失忆症,因此几乎在每次庭审中都会受到其他证人的反驳。
变形
noun:selectivity~adv:selectively~

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