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

They chose us among a large number of students.
他们从大量学生中挑选了我们。
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。
He chose teaching as his vocation.
他选择教书作为自己的职业。
We chose to do cross-country running.
我们选择了越野赛跑。
I could have. I chose not to.
我可以完成的。但我选择了放弃。
But I recognised your capability, I chose you.
但我认同你的能力，我选择了你。
In doing translation work, he chose every word with great care.
他做翻译，一字一句都不敢苟且。
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。
Anne chose an upmarket agency aimed at professional people.
安妮选择了一家以专业人士为服务对象的高端代理商。
In my case I chose that course which I considered right
至于我呢，就选择了我认为正确的那条路线。