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 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。
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。
Johnson was free to divvy up his share of the money as he chose.
约翰逊可以自行分派他那份钱。
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。
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。
He chose teaching as his vocation.
他选择教书作为自己的职业。
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。
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。
Mary chose to give her hand to john.
玛丽决定和约翰结婚。