select choose pick 辨析(1)select 指在同一种类的许多东西中认真考虑,仔细精选,标准比较严格。例如:You must select some for seeds.你们要精选一些作为种子。Mother took a long time in selecting a few hats for Mary, out of which Mary chose the one she liked best.母亲花了很多时间给玛丽挑了几顶帽子,玛丽在其中拣了一顶她所最喜欢的。(2)choose vt. & vi.“选择,挑选 ”;指一般选择。例如:Choose one and keep it for your own.你选一个拿去好了。You must choose between work and success or laziness and failure.是工作和胜利,还是懒惰和失败,你应二者选一。(3)pick vt. & vi.“挑选” ;指仔细挑选,也指挑剔,用于具体事物,等于 select carefully.例如:亦 may pick the best book.你可选一本最好的书。He thought he could pick the winning horse.他想他能选一匹比赛时获胜的马。