sth—1 down to swallow sth with difficulty 硬咽；硬吞 .choke sth—'off 1 to prevent or limit sth'.阻it;.制it; 限制：High prices have chofced o# demand.高W价格 _ S 了 需求。2 to interrupt sth; to stop sth 打断；停 止；终止：Her screams were suddenly chofced 0#•她故 尖叫声蔓然而止。，choke ‘out 丨 choke out stA to say sth with great difficulty because you feel a strong emotion (因感情激动而）哽咽着说，哽咽地说出某事： He c^ofced out a repZy.他喫咽着回答。◊[+ speech] ‘Jhateyou/’shechofcedout. “義把你！ ”她哽咽着说道。 .choke 'up [NAm£) to find it difficult to speak, because of the strong emotion that you are feeling r因感情激 动而）喷咽：She c/iofced up when she began to taZfc about her mother•她开始谈起母亲时，便哽咽着说不出 话来。_

■ noun 1 a device that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine of a vehicle (车辆发动机的）阻风门， 阻塞门 2 an act or the sound of choking 窒息；哽噎；

哽噎声；呛住的声音

choked /tjaukt; NAmE tSoukt/ adj. [not before noun] ~ up (about sth) (BrE also) ~ (about sth) {informal) upset or angry about sth, so that you find it difficult to speak 心烦意乱，愤怒，生今（而难W说出话来):? choker /'tX0uka(r); NAmE 'tjou-/ noun a piece of jewel­lery or narrow band of cloth worn closely around the neck贴颈项链；项圈

chola /'tjaula; NAmE 'tjoula/ noun (from Spanish) a woman f^rom Latin America who has lDoth Spanish and Native American ancestors拉美混血女子（西班牙人与 美洲土著的混血女性后裔）一comparecholo chol-era /'kDlara; NAmE'ka:l-/ noun [[)] a disease caught from infected water that causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting and often causes.death 霍乱 chol-eric /'kDlarik; NAmE 'ka:l-/ adj. (formal) easily made angry易怒的；暴躁的；脾气不好的Hka bad-

TEMPERED

chol.es.terol /ka'lestarDl; NAmE -ro:l/ noun [U] a substance found in blood, fat and most tissues of the body. Too much cholesterol can cause heart disease.

胆固醇

cholo /'tjaulau; NAmE 'tXoulou/ noun {pi. -os) a person from Latin America who has both Spanish and Native American ancestors拉美混血儿（西班牙人与美洲土著 的混血后裔> —compare chola chomp /tjornp; NAmE tXaimp; tjoimp/ verb ~ (on/ through sth) to eat or bite food noisily 大声地吃('或 咬、咀嚼食物）MUNCH ： [VN] He chomped his way throug/i two hot dogs.他呼嘛奋哧地吃掉了两个热 狗。◊ [V] She was c/iomping away on a bageZ.她在嗅嘣 嘎嘣地啃着一个硬包圈。

choo-choo /'tjuitju:/ noun {pi. choo-choos) a child's word for a train (       ）.火车

chook /tjuk/ noun {AustralE, NZE, informal) 1 a chicken 鸡 2 an offensive word for an older woman (‘含冒犯

意）老太婆

choose /tju:z/ verb (chose /tjauz; NAmE tjouz/, chosen /'tjauzn; NAmE 'tjouzn/)

1 〜（between A and/or B) | ~ (A) (from B) | ~ sb/sth as

sth to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available 选择；挑邊；选取：[V] Ybu choose, / can’t decide.你来选吧，義#不定主惫。◊ There are pZenfy 〇/restaurants to choose/h>m•有i♦泰餐馆可供 选择。◊ sAe had to choose between giving up her job or Wring a nanny.她不得不在放弃工作和雇用保姆之间作出 选择。◊ [VN] Sarah chose her words care/uHy.萨拉搶辞 谨德。◊ We have to choose a new manager _/h>m a shorf- tot o}^ve candidates.我们得从最终人选名糸上的五位候 选人中选出一个新经理。◊ This site has been chosen /or the new sc/ioo!.这块场地已被选作新学校的校址。◊ He chose ban/dng as a career.他选中被行ik为职业。◊ We chose        Stubbs as/for chairperson•我^选無罗•斯塔

布斯当主席。◊ [V wh-] Ybu汜 have to choose whether to buy ft or not.买还是不吴，你得作出选择。◊ [V to inf] We c/iose to go by train.我们选择乘火车去。◊ [VN to infl We c/iose Stubbs to be chairperson.舍们选保罗•斯塔 布斯当主席。2 to prefer or decide to do sth 宁愿；情 E;决定：[V] Enijpioyees can retire at 60 i/ they c/ioose. 如果雇员愿意的话，可在60岁退休。o[V to inf] Many

| 337        Chop

people choose not to marry.许多人情愿不结婚。一see also choice n. ITSTO1 there is nothing/not much/little to choose between A and B there is very little differ­ence between two or more things or people.不相 上下;： 难分高低；相差无几一 more at pick v.

SYNONYMS同义词辨析

choose

select ♦ pick ♦ opt ♦ go for ♦ single out

These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.以土各词

均含选择、挑选人或物之义。

choose to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available 指邊择、选取人或物：

You choose—/ ajnUec/i/e.你表选卩我▲不定*

〇

select [often passive] to choose sb/sth, usstially carefully, .from a group of people or things 指仔細:选.....

择、挑金：He was se丨ected for the team.他 bH进 ，队了。.. 〇 a randomly selected sample of 23 schools 随

机抽选的23所学校

pick {rather informal) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things 指邊择、挑选•. She picked the best

她为自B挑了一块最好的黃糕。

CHOOSE, SELECT OR PICK?用 choose、select 还是 pick?

Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. When you select sth, you choose it carefully, unless you actually say that it is selected randomly/at random.

Pick is a more informal word and often a less careful action, used especially when the choice being made is not very important. * choose是以上各词中最通用豳 词，也是唯一可以不带宾语的词。select表示仔细挑 选，除非表明 select randomly/at random (.随机选 取）。pick较非正式，常指随意挑选，尤用于所作选 择不甚重要的事情。

opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action指选择是否采取某种行动： graduating she opted for a career in music.

选择了从事音乐工作。◊ A/ter 〇 /of 〇/ f/jowg紅/ opted flgfl/nsf bwy/ng fl  •经过反复考逢，我决定不

买摩托车。 、

go for sth  to choose st.lv指选择某

物：I think I’ll go for the fruit salad.我想要水 H 拉。

single sb/sth out to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention 指单独挑出：Shewassingtedoutfor cr/f/c/sm.单单她一个人姜到了批评。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                  to choose/select/pick/single out A from B

■                  to choose/select/pick between A and/or B

■                  to opt/go for sb/sth

■                  to choose/opt to do sth

■                  to choose/select/pick your words carefully

■                  to choose/select/pick sb/sth carefully/at random

■                  randomly chosen/selected/picked

■                  well chosen/selected

chooser /'tXu:za{r)/ noun see beggar n. choosy /'tjuizi/ adj. (choos.ier， choosi-est) {informal) careful in choosing; difficult to please 精挑细选的； 爱挑剔的；难以取悦的FUSSY, PICKY ： Vm very choosy about my dothes.我对自己的衣着很讲究。 chop ^>w /tjop; NAmEtja:p/ verb, noun ■ verb (-pp-) 1 ~ sth (up) (into sth) to cut sth into pieces wkh a sharp tool such as a knife 切碎；刹碎；砍；劈： [VN] Chop the carrots up i/ito smaH pieces.把胡余卜 S成