1.(select)选择；挑选
They were choosing sweets from one of the stalls.他们正在一个货摊上挑选糖果。
Houston was chosen as the site for the convention.休斯敦被选作会址。
See alsochosen few
2.to choose to do sth
(consider it proper)选择做某事
They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it.他们知道歧视仍然存在, 但对此置之不理。