| 词汇 | elect |
| 释义 | elect verb [ T ] uk/iˈlekt/ us/iˈlekt/ B2 选举，推选 to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting The President is elected for a four-year term of office. 总统任期四年。 [ + as + noun ] We elected him as our representative. 我们选他当代表。 [ + noun ] She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors. 她被选为董事会主席。 [ + to infinitive ] The group elected one of their members to be their spokesperson. 该团体选出了他们的一名成员代表他们发言。 elect to do something formal 选择做… to choose to do a particular thing She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location. 她不想搬去新的工作地点，就选择了提前退休。 His wife elected to stay with him despite their difficulties. She elected to try the treatment since it was her only chance of recovery. There are situations in which pilots may elect to take actions not specifically recommended in the manual. With travel restrictions still in place, many families will elect to take their holidays close to home this year. Synonyms: choosepick (CHOOSE)select
Related word: electable elect noun [ plural ] uk/iˈlekt/ us/iˈlekt/ the electformal （《圣经》中所称的）上帝的选民 in the Bible, people who are chosen by God humorous特权集团;特殊阶层 any group of people who have been specially chosen for their particular qualities elect adjective [ after noun ] uk/iˈlekt/ us/iˈlekt/ president elect, prime minister elect, etc. 候任总统／首相等 the person who has been voted to be president, prime minister, etc. but has not yet started work The president elect has been preparing to take office in January. 候任总统一直在为一月份的就职做准备。 He is currently vice president elect for the Association of College and Research Libraries. In California, the governor elect says education reform is top of his agenda. The prime minister elect has agreed to extend the loan for the time being. Even the senator elect seems willing to contemplate reform. Compare: designate verb |
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