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*choice¹ /tʃɔɪs; tʃɔɪs/
n
1 [singular 单数，U] the right to choose or the chance to choose between two or more things 选择权; 选择（机会）:
If you had a choice, where would you want to live? 如果你有选择机会，你想住在哪里？
The prizewinner was given a choice between ￡10,000 and a cruise. 获奖者有权在一万英镑和一次乘船旅行之间作选择。
have no choice He had no choice but to move back into his parents' house. 他别无选择，只能搬回他父母家。
2 [C] a decision to choose one thing or person rather than another 抉择:
It was a difficult choice, but we finally decided Hannah was the best. 这是个艰难的抉择，但我们最终决定汉纳是最好的。
make a choice I hope I've made the right choice. 我希望自己作出了正确的抉择。
3 [singular 单数，U] all the different things or people you can choose from 可供选择的事物［人］:
+ of The supermarket offers a choice of different foods. 这个超级市场里有不同的食物可供挑选。
have a choice You will have a choice of five questions in the test. 在考试中有五个问题可供你选择。
a wide choice (=a lot of things to choose from) 许多可供选择之物: There is a wide choice of hotels. 有许多旅馆可供选择。
4 [C usually singular 一般用单数] the person or thing that someone has chosen 被选中的人［物］:
first choice (=the thing you wanted most) 首选，第一选择: Going to Hawaii was our first choice, but we couldn't really afford it. 去夏威夷是我们的首选，但我们真的负担不起。
5 by choice if you do something by choice, you do it because you want to 自己选择的，出于自愿:
Do you really believe that people are homeless by choice? 你是否真的认为人们无家可归是自己选择的？
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