单词 | selective weedkillers |
释义 | select /si-lektˈ/transitive verb
ORIGIN: L sēligere, sēlectum, from sē- aside, and legere to choose selecˈtable adjective selecˈted adjective selectˈee noun A person who is selected, esp (US) a person selected for military service selecˈtion noun
Relating to or consisting of selection selecˈtionist noun A person who believes that natural selection is responsible for evolution and diversity in natural systems (also adjective) selecˈtive adjective
selecˈtively adverb selecˈtiveness noun selectivˈity /sel-/ noun Ability to discriminate selectˈness noun selectˈor noun selectoˈrial adjective select committee noun A number of members of parliament chosen to report and advise on some matter selective attention see under attention selective mating noun The selection of mates, based on some outward characteristic (eg tail length in birds) and/or on competition between members of the same sex selective service noun Formerly, in the USA, compulsory military service under which men were conscripted selectively selective weedkiller noun A weedkiller that does not destroy certain plants selectˈman noun In New England towns, one of a board of officers chosen to manage local business select out (US; euphemistic) To give (someone) the sack |
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