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

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。
There's always a wide selection of delicious meals to choose from
总是有很多美味可口的饭菜可供选择。
We've rounded up a selection of products.
我们已经精心挑选了一些产品。
Put a selection of baby toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early.
要在婴儿床里放一些玩具，以便他醒得早时可以自己玩。
Here's another selection of recent letters from our postbag
这是我们从近期公众来信里挑选出的又一批信件。
They have a huge selection of discontinued cookers.
他们有大量绝版的精选炉灶。
A selection of correspondence from P G Wodehouse realised £ 1,232.
P.G.沃德豪斯的书信选集卖了1,232英镑。
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。
The selection process is based on rigorous tests of competence and experience.
选拔过程是基于对能力和经验的严格测试。
It is invidious to make a selection.
不相上下，很难选择。