selection

英 [sɪˈlekʃn]

美 [sɪˈlekʃn]

n. 选择; 挑选; 选拔; 被挑选的人(或物); 被选中者; 入选者; 可供选择的事物

复数：selections　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1511 / COCA.2133

牛津词典

noun

选择；挑选；选拔
the process of choosing sb/sth from a group of people or things, usually according to a system
1. The final team selection will be made tomorrow.
  明天将确定队伍的最后人选。
2. the random selection of numbers
  号码的随机抽取
3. selection criteria
  挑选标准
4. the selection process
  选拔过程
被挑选的人（或物）；被选中者；入选者
a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group
1. A selection of readers' comments are published below.
  下面选登了部分读者的意见。
可供选择的事物
a collection of things from which sth can be chosen
1. The showroom has a wide selection of kitchens.
  展厅里有多种式样的厨房可供选择。

N-UNCOUNT 选拔;挑选;选择
Selectionis the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
1. ...Darwin's principles of natural selection...
  达尔文的自然选择理论
2. Dr. Sullivan's selection to head the Department of Health was greeted with satisfaction...
  人们对沙利文博士当选卫生部部长表示满意。
3. The children have to sit a tough selection test.
  孩子们必须参加一次严格的选拔测试。
N-COUNT 挑选出来的一批人(或事物)
Aselection ofpeople or things is a set of them that have been selected from a larger group.
1. ...this selection of popular songs.
  这张流行歌曲选集
2. ...a dramatic rendition of selections from Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
  以戏剧形式演绎的狄更斯《圣诞颂歌》节选片段
N-COUNT (商店内)可供挑选的某类商品
Theselection ofgoods in a shop is the particular range of goods that it has available and from which you can choose what you want.
1. It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one day market.
  它在为期一天的集市上出售应有尽有的各种古董。

noun

the act of choosing or selecting
1. your choice of colors was unfortunate
2. you can take your pick
Synonym:choiceoptionpick
the person or thing chosen or selected
1. he was my pick for mayor
Synonym:choicepick
a passage selected from a larger work
1. he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
Synonym:excerptexcerptionextract
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
1. the store carried a large selection of shoes
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
Synonym:survivalsurvival of the fittestnatural selection

They have a huge selection of perfect, slightly imperfect and discontinued cookers, fridges and so on.
他们有大量完好的、略有瑕疵的以及已停产的炊具、冰箱和其他货品可供选择。
The process of judicial selection was held up to ridicule
司法选举的过程成为了笑柄。
I was disturbed to hear that the selection committee originally decided not to send a British team to this year's Championships.
当我听说选拔委员会原本决定不派英国队去参加今年的锦标赛时，我觉得很不安。
We urge colleges and universities to demystify the selection process.
我们敦促各学院和大学澄清其甄选学生的过程。
His name has cropped up at every selection meeting this season
他的名字突然出现在这一季所有选举会议上。
There are plenty of materials you can choose from; the problem now is how to make your selection.
可用的资料很多，就看你如何取舍了。
The Queen is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite charities
女王要把那笔钱交给她喜欢的一些慈善机构。
This prompted many employers to appraise their selection and recruitment policies
这促使许多雇主考量其人才选拔和招聘政策。
We've rounded up a selection of products.
我们已经精心挑选了一些产品。
We print a selection of previously unseen photos from the Spanish rider's early years.
我们选了这位西班牙骑手早年一些不为人知的照片刊登出来。