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

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。
The Russian government chose not to decontrol oil and gas prices last January.
去年1月份俄罗斯政府决定暂不放开对石油和天然气价格的管制。
Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent
由于不确定这句话究竟是什么意思，赖尔选择了保持沉默。
I never chose people just because of their looks.
我从不以貌取人。
I chose a few books from the shelf yesterday morning.
昨天早上我从书架上选了几本书。
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。
They chose an auspicious day to start the business.
他们拣了个好日子开张。
They chose us among a large number of students.
他们从大量学生中挑选了我们。
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。
I could have. I chose not to.
我可以完成的。但我选择了放弃。