3 (old-fashioned) [C] a sudden attack of
an illness, espe- cially one that affects the brain (疾病，尤指脑病的
侵袭，发作
sel-dom /'seldam/ adv. not often ^ # ；很少；难得 Hn rarely： He had seldom seen a child with so much taZent.有如此天賦的孩子他以往没见过几个。oshe sddom，（f ever, goes to the
theatre.她难得上剧院看场
戏 即便不能说从来不去。◊ TTicy sddom
watch teZe-
vision these days•这些扫子他们很少看电视。◊ {literary、 SeZdom had he seen
such beauty.他以前很少见过这样如
美景。
Se-lect /si'lekt/ verb, adj.
■ verb 1 〜sb/sth (as/for sth) I 〜sb/sth (from sth) to
choose sb/sth from a group
of people or things, usually according to a system 选择；挑选；选拔：[VN] jffe hasn’t been sdected /or the
team.他未能入选进故。◊ AH our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value provide.我们住的旅馆都是精心挑选的，最为合算。
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She was
selected as the parliamentary candidate for Bath.她被选另E斯遙区的议员候选，人a ◊amndomZy
s«Zected sampZe 〇/ 23 schook.随机抽选的 23 所学校◊ selected poems
〇/ r.S. £Ziot * —T.S•艾略## 选◊ rhis modd is avtziZabZe at
seZecteci stores onZy•逢种款式只:乾特 定商店‘有售。〇::[VN
to inf] Six theatre companies have been selected to take part in this year's festivaV E,^^. 六个剧团参加今年的戏剧节。[also V wh ] 6
note at choose 2 (computing if) [VN] to mark sth
on a computer screen; to choose sth, especially from a menu
(在计算机屏幕上）选定；（从菜单中）选择，选取： Select the text you
want to format by holding down the Ze/it button on your
mouse•痊住鼠标全键选取你想要格式
’化的文本。◊ Select ‘New
MaiZ’介om the ‘Send’ menu.从 “发送”选单中选择“新邮件”。
m〇dj. 1 [only
before m>un] carefully chosen as the best out of a larger group of people or
things 精选的；作，为…精
华的；优等的：a sdect wine tot名优#萄酒自臬◊ OrtZy a select
few (= a small number of people) have been invited to the wedding.婚礼只邀请了几个至亲好友参加。
2 (of a society, club, place, etc•社团、俱乐部、地方等）
used
by people who have a lot of money or a high social position有钱、有社会地.位的人使用的BOCl
exclusive ： 77iey. Hve 'in a very seZect
area.他们'住在一
个上层人士住宅区。◊ a seZect dub名流俱乐部
se,lect com mittee noun (8rE). a small group of politicians or experts that have been
chosen to examine a particular subject or problem 特别委员会（为研究某
课题等而成立丨
se-lect-ee /si,lek'tt/ noun 1 a person who is chosen for sth 选.中的人；人选 2 a person who is chosen to
do MILITARY SERVICE邊征合格的士兵
se-lec-tion tHr /si'lekjn/ noun
1
[U] the process
of choosing sb/sth from a group of people or things, usually according to a
system.选择.； 挑逢；选拔：77ie 月naZ team sdecrion wfH
be made tomorrow.明天将确金队伍的最后人选。◊ the m/ifiom seZecrion 〇/numbers 号码的随机抽取◊ selection
criteria 挑选标准:◊
the setection process 选拔.过程 2 [C] a number of people or things that
have been chosen from a larger group被挑选的人（或物）；被选中者；入选者：A selection 〇/readers’comments are pu Wished beZovv•下.面选登
:了部分读者的意见。分 note
at choice 3 [C] a collection of things from which
sth can be chosen:可供选择的事物
PCI71
choice, range： The showroom has a wide selec- tfon o/fcitchem.展厅里有多种式样的厨房可供选择。
—see
also natural selection
se-lec-tion-al /si'lek^anl/ adj. {linguistics W) used to describe the
process by which each word limits what kind of words can be used with it in
normal language (正规语言中单词对搭配词
> 选择的，限制的：‘£從’/!05 the selectional restriction that it must be followed
by a kind of food, so lI eat s^r is not possible. * eat —
限跟某种食物u所;以不可能说I eat sky。 se'lection committee noun a group of people who choose, for example,
the members of a sports team (运动队队员等的:）选拔委'员会，遴选委员会 select-ive /si'lektiv/ adj. 1 [usually before noun]
affecting or concerned with only a small number of people or
1807 self-actualization
things from a larger group 选择性的；有选择的：the selective breeding
〇/ catt〖e 牛的选择性培育◊ seiective
strike action有选择的罢工行动2〜（about/in _ sth) tending to be careful about what or
who you choose 认真挑选的；严格筛选的：Vou vvi/i.have to be
sdective about which to indude i/i
the report.究竟要
把哪些资料收入报告，你得仔细斟酌。◊ 77ie/r
admissions is very sdecrive,他们执行严格挑选的录 取政策。〇 a
selective school (= one that chooses which children to admit,
especially according to ability)择优 录取学生的学校►
se.lect.ive.ly Mv.: rhe product vviH be selectively
marketed in the
种产品将有选择地投放到美国某些地区的市场。se.lect.iv- ity /sa.lek'trvati/ noun [U] ： Schools are tending towards greater
sdecrivity.学校对新朱的选拔有趋严之势。
selective 'service noun [U] {
se.lect.or ./si_lekta(r)/ noun 1 (Br£) a person who
chooses the members of a particular sports team (.运 动队队员■■的）选模入 2 a device in an
engine, a piece of machinery, etc. that allows you to choose a particular
function选择器；转换器；换挡器
sel-en-ium /sa'liiniam/ noun [U] [symb Se) a chemical element.
Selenium is a grey substance that is used in making electrical equipment and
coloured glass. A lack of selenium ih the human body can lead to illnesses such
as DEPRESSION.硒（化学充素，用于制造电气设备
和有色玻璃，人体缺此元素可致抑郁等病）
self (Hr /self/ noun {pi. selves
/selvz/)
*1
[C, usualfy sing.] the type of person you are, especially the way you normally
behave, look or feel (自■己的）
通常的行为方式，本来面目，惯常心态：soon be feeling your
old self again (= feeling well or happy again).你很快就会恢复原样的。◊ He’s not/iis usutri Ziappysei/this morning.今天早上，他不像平素那乐呵呵
的样字。：◊ OnZy w狀 a/ew
peopZe couW she be her reai self (= show what she was really like
rather than what she pretended to be)•只有和几个人在一起时，她才
能表现出真实的自我。ohis private/pro/essionaf
se(f (=how he behaves at home/work)他4家里 / 上班时的
样子 2 [U] (also the self [sing.]) (/o/77m〇 a person’s personality or character that makes them
different from other people 个性.；』自我：Many peopZe Ziving fn institutions have lost their sense of self (=
the feeling that they are individual people).许多生活在福利院里的
人已经矣去了个性意识。◊ t/ie inner sd/
(= a person’s emotional and spiritual character)内心品思想意情◊
a Zacfc 〇/ co咕dence in the seZ/ 缺乏齒信 3
[U]
(/bww/) your own advantage or pleasure rather than that of other people个人利益；一己的享乐；私心：_ She didn’t do it jbr
any reason o/sd/•她那样做决不是出于私心。4 [C] used to refer to
a person ,(指一參人.)，自.己，本人：Tbu didn’t hurt yoqr
ZittZe seZ/, did you?小家休你没伤着自 己吧？ ◊
We Zoofc /orvvar) to seeing Mrs Brown cmd your good self this
eveni/ig.我们期盼令晚能见到布朗美人和您
本人。ITTTil see former
Self-
/self/
combining form (in nouns and
adjectives 构成名词和形容词）of) to or by yourself or itself 自身的；对自身；由自身：self-control 自我控制◊ “/-addressed写有自己姓名地址的◊ sd/- taught自莩的
,self-ab'sorbed adj. only concerned about
or inter- ested in yourself只顾自g的；見,关!心自己的► .self-
ab'sorp-tion noun [D]
,self-a'buse nou〇. [\J] l behaviour by which a
person does harm to him$elf or herself 自我知•害.；自残；自虐
2 {old-fashioned) - masturbation at masturbate
,self-‘access /iow/7 [it]，, a method of learning
in which students choose their materials and use them to study on their own备主，学习法（由学生自选材料并自学>:a se(f-access
centre/library 自主学.习中心■/ 图书馆.
.self-actual-i'za-tion noun [U] the fact of using
your skills and abilities and achieving as much as you can possibly achieve自我实现,（，利用.身技能取得尽可能大
的成就.）CWTl SELF-REALIZATION