/sɪˈlekt ||; səˈlɛkt/verb [T] to choose sb/sth from a number of similar things 挑选；选择: The best candidates will be selected for interview.最优秀的申请人将被挑选参加面试。☞ Select is more formal than choose and suggests that a lot of care is taken when making the decision. 与choose相比，select多用于正式场合，表示作出决定时十分小心谨慎。
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/sɪˈlekt ||; səˈlɛkt/adj (formal 正式)
1 carefully chosen as the best of a group 仔细挑选的；精选的: A university education is no longer the privilege of a select few.大学教育不再是少数精英的特权。