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。
They chose an auspicious day to start the business.
他们拣了个好日子开张。
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。
Anne chose an upmarket agency aimed at professional people.
安妮选择了一家以专业人士为服务对象的高端代理商。
Though I am fond of desserts, especially fruit, I chose not to have any.
尽管我非常爱吃甜点心，尤其喜欢吃水果，但我决定还是不吃为好。
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 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。
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。
I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.
我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。
She chose him for her husband.
她选他为夫。