chose

英 [tʃəʊz]

美 [tʃoʊz]

v. 选择; 挑选; 选取; 宁愿; 情愿; 决定
choose的过去式

复数：choses　现在分词：chosing　第三人称单数：choses　

柯林斯词典

Though I am fond of desserts, especially fruit, I chose not to have any.
尽管我非常爱吃甜点心，尤其喜欢吃水果，但我决定还是不吃为好。
Our parents chose to come here with the hope of bettering themselves.
我们的父母选择来到这里，希望能够改善自己的生活。
I never chose people just because of their looks.
我从不以貌取人。
But I recognised your capability, I chose you.
但我认同你的能力，我选择了你。
They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it
他们当时知道歧视现象仍然存在，但是宁愿装聋作哑。
Nancy chose the product because it is better for the environment.
南希选择这种产品是因为它更环保。
We chose a few of the commonest lexical items in the languages.
我们选取了各语言中最常见的几个词汇。
I could have. I chose not to.
我可以完成的。但我选择了放弃。
We chose this one as the most suitable for our purpose.
我们之所以选择这一个，因为它最适合于我们的目的。
She chose Charlie for her husband.
她挑选查理作为她的丈夫。