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选(選) [xuǎn] 动

1. ■ （挑选） select; choose; pick:

比赛前选场地 choose sides before a contest;

挑选 pick and choose;

选出最好的一本书 pick out the best book;

你为什么不选一个好一点的作文题? Why didn't you select a better subject for your composition?

她选他为夫。 She chose him for her husband.

这个城市被选为下届奥运会的会址。 This city has been selected as the site for the coming Olympic Games.

2. ■ （选举） elect:

大[普]选 general election;

当选 be elected;

入选 be chosen [selected, elected];

他被选入委员会。 He was elected into the committee.

我们选她当篮球队队长。 We elected her captain of our basketball team.

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1. ■ （挑选出来编在一起的作品） selections; anthology:

民歌选 a selection of falk songs;

诗选 selected poems;

文选 an anthology of prose