select

1. V-T If you select something, you choose it from a number of things of the same kind. 挑选; 选择

Voters are selecting candidates for both U.S. Senate seats and for 52 congressional seats. 选民们正在选举美国参议院议席的候选人和52个众议院席位的候选人。

With a difficult tee shot, select a club which will keep you short of the trouble. 开球难度较大时，选择一根用起来能不给你添乱的高尔夫球杆。

2. V-T If you select a file or a piece of text on a computer screen, you click on it so that it is marked in a different colour, usually in order for you to give the computer an instruction relating to that file or piece of text. (在计算机屏幕上) 选定 (某文件或某段文章以作特别处理)[计算机]

I selected a file and pressed the delete key. 我选定了一份文件，然后按下了删除键。

3. ADJ A select group is a small group of some of the best people or things of their kind. 精选的[ADJ n]

...a select group of French cheeses. …一组精选的的法国奶酪。

4. ADJ If you describe something as select, you mean it has many desirable features, but is available only to people who have a lot of money or who belong to a high social class. 第一流的; 只为富人、上层人士而设的

Christian Lacroix is throwing a very lavish and very select party. 克里斯琴·拉克鲁瓦正在举行一个上层人士参加的非常豪华的聚会。