choice 1 S1 W1 / tʃɔɪs / 名词
1 [可数和不可数名词] if you have a choice, you can choose between several things → choose
choice between
Voters have a choice between three main political parties.
choice of
You have a choice of hotel or self-catering accommodation.
He has to make some important choices.
They gave us no choice in the matter.
2 [单数形式，不可数] the range of people or things that you can choose from :
It was a small shop and there wasn’t much choice.
choice of
There is a choice of four different colours.
We offer a wide choice of wines and beers.
Consumers these days are spoilt for choice British English (= have a lot of things to choose from ) .
3 [可数名词] the person or thing that someone chooses
choice of
I don’t really like her choice of jewellery.
I think London was a good choice as a venue.
sb’s first/second choice
My first choice of college was Stanford.
4 by choice if you do something by choice, you do it because you want to do it and not because you are forced to do it :
She lives alone by choice.
5 the something of your choice the person or thing of your choice is the one that you would most like to choose :
My children cannot go to the school of their choice.
6 the something of choice the thing of choice is the one that people prefer to use :
It is the drug of choice for this type of illness.
→ Hobson’s choice
COLLOCATIONS
动词
have a choice Students have a choice between German and Spanish.
make a choice (= choose something ) One of our course advisors can help you to make your choice.
give somebody a choice Her doctor gave her a choice: take medicine or lose weight.
be faced with a choice He was faced with a difficult choice.
have no choice (but to do something) The men had no choice but to obey.
leave somebody with no choice I was left with no choice but to resign.
exercise your choice formal (= make a choice - used especially when talking about someone using their right to choose ) Everyone should have the right to exercise choice in matters of relationships.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + choice
the right/wrong choice I think you’ve made the right choice.
a difficult choice It was a very difficult choice for me.
a stark choice (= a choice between two unpleasant things that you must make ) We faced a stark choice: steal or starve.
(a) free choice Students have an entirely free choice of what to study at university.
an informed choice (= a choice based on knowledge of the facts about something ) The patient should have enough information to make an informed choice.
consumer choice (= the opportunity for people to choose between different products ) I believe in free trade and consumer choice.
parental choice The aim is to extend parental choice in education.
短语
freedom of choice Patients should have more freedom of choice.
given the choice (= if you had a choice ) Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.
have no choice in the matter The village people had no choice in the matter.
THESAURUS
choice : choice of : The school seems OK, but there isn’t a great choice of courses. | have a choice (= be able to choose from several things ) : With her high grades and athletic skill, Celeste had her choice of colleges. | have no choice but to do something (= to be forced to do something because there is nothing else you can choose ) : Spooner says he had no choice but to file for bankruptcy. | wide choice (= a lot of things to choose from ) : There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.
option one of the things that you can choose to do in a particular situation : He basically has two options: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football. | keep/leave your options open (= delay choosing so that you continue to have several things to choose from ) : I haven’t signed any contracts yet – I want to keep my options open.
alternative one of two or more ways of doing something : Did you consider other alternatives before you moved in with Lucy? | alternative to : There is no practical alternative to our current policy. | have no alternative (= to not have a choice ) : He says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no alternative.
THESAURUS
choice something or someone that has been chosen : Maria was very pleased with her choice. | first/second/third choice (= the thing you wanted most, the thing you wanted most after that etc ) : Greece was our first choice for a vacation, but all the flights were full. | somebody’s choice of : I don’t like his choice of friends.
selection a small group of the best things that have been chosen from a larger group : selection of : She showed me a selection of her drawings. | a selection of songs from ‘West Side Story’