plural choices
plural choices
Learner's definition of CHOICE
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[count] : the act of choosing : the act of picking or deciding between two or more possibilities選擇;抉擇 -
He knew he had to make a choice. [=choose one thing or another]他知道他必須做出選擇。
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He has some important choices to make.他需要做出一些重要的抉擇。
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You made a good/bad choice.你選對了/錯了。
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She was faced with a difficult choice.她面臨着一個艱難的抉擇。
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You can either accept the job or not. It's your choice.這個工作你既可以接受也可以放棄。這是你的選擇。
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I read about the various options so that I could make an informed choice.爲了做出明智的抉擇,我把各種選擇都看過了。
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: the opportunity or power to choose between two or more possibilities : the opportunity or power to make a decision選擇的機會;選擇權 [singular]
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Given the choice, I'd rather stay home tonight.如果可以選擇,我今晚甯願待在家裏。
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He had no choice in the matter. = He did not have a choice in the matter.在這個問題上他沒有選擇。
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You leave me (with) no choice.你沒有給我留下選擇的餘地。
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They gave/offered me a choice between an automatic and standard transmission.他們讓我在自動擋和手動擋之間做選擇。
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A flexible health insurance plan gives patients more choice about doctors and coverage.靈活的醫療保險方案使患者對醫生和保險範圍有了更多的選擇餘地。
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He had little choice in the matter. = He did not have much choice in the matter.他在這件事上沒有多大的選擇餘地。
— see also hobson's choice 3
a : a range of things that can be chosen可選範圍;可選擇的品種 [singular]
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often + of [noncount]
b [count] : one of the things that you can choose選項之一;可選物 -
She wanted pizza, but that wasn't a choice. [=option]她想要比薩餅,但那不在可選範圍之内。
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There is a wide range of choices.可選範圍很廣。
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Other choices on the menu looked equally tempting.菜單上其他可供選擇的菜品看起來同樣誘人。
— see also multiple-choice 4
[count] : the person or thing that someone chooses被選中的人(或物) -
He is happy with his choice.他爲自己的選擇感到高興。
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She is my first choice for the job. [=she is the one I most want for the job]我認爲她是這份工作最合適的人選。
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I don't like her choice of friends.我不喜歡她結交的朋友。
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Selling our car was the right choice.賣掉我們的汽車是個正確的選擇。
by choice
also out of choice
◊ If you do something by choice or out of choice, you choose to do it.出於自己的選擇;自願
of choice
: favorite or most liked : chosen most often最喜歡的;最常選的
of your choice
◊ A person or thing of your choice is a person or thing that you have chosen.自己選定的
2 choice /ˈtʃoɪs/ adjective
choicer; choicest
2 choice
/ˈtʃoɪs/
adjective
choicer; choicest
Learner's definition of CHOICE
always used before a noun
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US, of meat : of a quality that is good but not the best(食用肉的質量)中上等的 3
of words or phrases : carefully chosen especially for the purpose of expressing anger or disapproval(詞或詞組)精選的,仔細推敲過的(尤指爲表達憤怒或不贊同)