se‧lec‧tion S3 W2 AC / səlekʃ ə n, sɪlekʃ ə n / 名词
1 [单数形式，不可数] the careful choice of a particular person or thing from a group of similar people or things :
The judges have made their final selection.
selection of
the selection of a new leader
selection for
He had narrowly missed selection for the team.
selection as
Perlman’s selection as the party’s candidate
2 [可数名词] something that has been chosen from among a group of things 同义词 choice :
To order, just write your selections on the form.
selection from
These drawings represent a selection from a larger exhibition.
3
[可数名词，通常单数] a group of things of a particular type, often of things that are for sale 同义词 range :
There’s a big selection to choose from.
selection of
a wide selection of shellfish
They only have a limited selection of his books.
→ natural selection
COLLOCATIONS
动词
make a selection Students should be able to make a selection from a range of reference materials.
形容词
careful selection Adair emphasises the importance of careful selection of team members.
random selection (= choosing without any reason or order ) the random selection of genes
the final selection The final selection will be based on local requirements.
selection + NOUN
the selection process/procedure Before the selection process begins, candidates need to be clear about what the job entails.
the selection criteria (= the set of reasons used for choosing something ) What are your selection criteria?
a selection committee (= a group of people responsible for choosing something ) All the exhibitors have been carefully chosen by a very experienced selection committee.
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
a wide/large/big selection The museum shop offers a wide selection of items.
a good selection There is a good selection of bars and cafés nearby.
a varied selection The supermarket has a varied selection of fruit juice drinks especially for children.
a small/limited selection We also have a small selection of offices for daily hire.
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’