select
US: /səˈɫɛkt/
UK: /sɪlˈɛkt/
UK: /sɪlˈɛkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
select /si'lekt/
- tính từ
- được lựa chọn, có chọn lọc
- kén chọn; dành riêng cho những người được kén chọn (hội, tổ chức...)
- a select club: một câu lạc bộ dành riêng (cho hội viên được kén chọn)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) hay kén chọn, khó tính
- ngoại động từ
- lựa chọn, chọn lọc, tuyển lựa
Advanced English dictionary
verb, adjective
+ verb
~ sb/sth (as / for sth)
~ sb/sth (from sth) to choose sb/sth, usually carefully, from a group of people or things: [VN] He hasn't been selected for the team. + All our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value they provide. + She was selected as the parliamentary candidate for Bath. + a randomly selected sample of 23 schools + selected poems of T.S. Eliot + This model is available at selected stores only. + Select 'New Mail' from the 'Send' menu. + She selected an apple from the fruit bowl. + It is important to select a software package that suits your requirements. + [VN to inf] Six theatre companies have been selected to take part in this year's festival. [also V wh-]
+ adjective
1 [only before noun] carefully chosen as the best out of a larger group of people or things: a select wine list + Only a select few (= a small number of people) have been invited to the wedding.
2 (of a society, club, place, etc.) used by people who have a lot of money or a high social position
Synonym: EXCLUSIVE
They live in a very select area. + a select club / restaurant
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 choose, pick, show (a) preference for, prefer, opt for, single out, hand-pick, distinguish:
Select any two books from this pile. Anne was delighted to be selected from hundreds of candidates.
adj.
2 selected, chosen, hand-picked, choice, special, preferred, preferable, favoured, favourite, exceptional, excellent, first-rate, first-class, superior, supreme, prime, better, best, finest, tiptop:
We have set aside some of our select jewels for you to consider, Your Ladyship
3 limited, restricted, restrictive, exclusive, privileged, élite, closed:
He belongs to one of those select clubs that accept you only if your family can be traced back five hundred years.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
carefully, rigorously | specially | deliberately | arbitrarily, at random, randomly
The winning entry will be selected at random by computer.
| automatically
The program automatically selects and stores the most frequently used data.
| manually | personally
VERB + SELECT
allow sb to, enable sb to
PREP.
according to
The design of the course allows students to select modules according to their interests.
| for
She has been selected for the England team.
| from
You can select goods from our catalogue.
PHRASES
highly selected
Although this was a very highly selected study group, the results were in agreement with our findings.
| well selected
This anthology is well selected and presented.
Concise English dictionary
selects|selected|selectingsɪ'lekt
verb
+pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
adj.
+of superior grade
+selected or chosen for special qualifications
