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

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。
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。
He chose teaching as his vocation.
他选择教书作为自己的职业。
We chose to do cross-country running.
我们选择了越野赛跑。
They chose an auspicious day to start the business.
他们拣了个好日子开张。
She chose a bench beside the duck pond and sat down.
她在鸭塘边找了条长椅坐下。
In my case I chose that course which I considered right
至于我呢，就选择了我认为正确的那条路线。
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。
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。
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。