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

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。
They were intelligent and educated, yet they chose to kidnap and kill
他们聪明且有教养，却选择去绑架和杀人。
She chose a bench beside the duck pond and sat down.
她在鸭塘边找了条长椅坐下。
I never chose people just because of their looks.
我从不以貌取人。
I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.
我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。
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。
He chose teaching as his vocation.
他选择教书作为自己的职业。
Directors are right to cut their losses, admit they chose the wrong man and make a change.
董事们当断则断，承认自己选错了人，并且作了人员变更，这样做是正确的。
Two of the members chose to take issue with the chairman on the question of voting rights.
两位委员决定和主席争论选举权的问题。
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。