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 a few books from the shelf yesterday morning.
昨天早上我从书架上选了几本书。
But I recognised your capability, I chose you.
但我认同你的能力，我选择了你。
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。
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。
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。
I could have. I chose not to.
我可以完成的。但我选择了放弃。
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。
We chose this one as the most suitable for our purpose.
我们之所以选择这一个，因为它最适合于我们的目的。
In doing translation work, he chose every word with great care.
他做翻译，一字一句都不敢苟且。
They chose an auspicious day to start the business.
他们拣了个好日子开张。