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

I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.
我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。
She chose Charlie for her husband.
她挑选查理作为她的丈夫。
I could have. I chose not to.
我可以完成的。但我选择了放弃。
Johnson was free to divvy up his share of the money as he chose.
约翰逊可以自行分派他那份钱。
Our parents chose to come here with the hope of bettering themselves.
我们的父母选择来到这里，希望能够改善自己的生活。
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。
Nancy chose the product because it is better for the environment.
南希选择这种产品是因为它更环保。
Though I am fond of desserts, especially fruit, I chose not to have any.
尽管我非常爱吃甜点心，尤其喜欢吃水果，但我决定还是不吃为好。
We chose a few of the commonest lexical items in the languages.
我们选取了各语言中最常见的几个词汇。
Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent
由于不确定这句话究竟是什么意思，赖尔选择了保持沉默。