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

But I recognised your capability, I chose you.
但我认同你的能力，我选择了你。
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。
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。
Two of the members chose to take issue with the chairman on the question of voting rights.
两位委员决定和主席争论选举权的问题。
He chose teaching as his vocation.
他选择教书作为自己的职业。
They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it
他们当时知道歧视现象仍然存在，但是宁愿装聋作哑。
They chose an auspicious day to start the business.
他们拣了个好日子开张。
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。
I never chose people just because of their looks.
我从不以貌取人。
She chose a bench beside the duck pond and sat down.
她在鸭塘边找了条长椅坐下。