单词 | the chosen people |
释义 | choose /chooz/transitive verb (pat chose /chōz/; pap chosˈen)
To make a choice (between, from, etc) ORIGIN: OE cēosan, Du kiesen choosˈer noun choosˈy or choosˈey adjective (informal) Difficult to please, fastidious cannot choose but (archaic) Can have no alternative but choosers of the slain The Valkyries not much to choose between Each about equally good or bad pick and choose To select with care or at leisure the chosen few (often facetious) A select or privileged group the chosen people A name given to the Israelites in the Bible (1 Chronicles 16,13) |
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