单词 | select |
释义 | se·lect I. 1. < the valuable select bibliography covers 30 pages — R.L.Morton > < with the Bible and Shakespeare in the select library to be taken to the proverbial desert island — J.K.M.Rothenstein > 2. a. < a workshop for a select group of young players — Current Biography > < a select company of blue-chip shares — Paul Heffernan > < a select group of 30 voices which sings for … services — Bulletin of Bates College > b. < formed literary, charitable, and social clubs with select memberships — Oscar Handlin > < whoso has passed the system, then, is … one of a close corporation, of a select and individual few — G.D.Brown > 3. < pleased with the select appreciation of his books — Osbert Sitwell > < university had its beginnings in a pioneer select school — Alfred University Cat. > < a change in emphasis … from being exclusive and select to seeking for all means of outreach — Janet Whitney > 4. of lumber a. b. II. 1. < quality lumber, notably the selects and clear grades — N.C.Brown > < it is possible to buy ware that is composed wholly of selects — Sally Taylor > < of the oysters he chooses only the selects > 2. archaic < had his select of friends and acquaintance — Roger North > III. transitive verb < the difficult task of selecting a presidential candidate — H.D.Jordan > < farmers select their own tracts of ground — American Guide Series: Florida > < content to know only those selected out for him to meet — H.J.Laski > intransitive verb < has selected and edited well — Alan Devoe > < whatever the basis, select with care and foresight > |
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