Word · Frequency #725
choices
选择；选项
choices is the plural of choice.
An option; the opportunity or act of choosing; anything that can be chosen.
- 1.
An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
选项；决定；选择或挑选的机会。
- 2.
The power to choose.
选择权。
- 3.
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
一个选择或偏好；被选中或决定的事物；决定的结果。
- 4.
Anything that can be chosen.
任何可以被选择的事物。
- 5.
The best or most preferable part.
最好或最可取的部分。
选中的事物；入选者；选择权；选择能力；精华；最好的人（或物）；选项；决定；选择或挑选的机会。；选择权。
In use
She had to make a difficult choice between two job offers.
The restaurant offers a wide choice of vegetarian dishes.
His first choice was to study medicine, but he ended up in engineering.
make a choice
You need to make a choice between the two options.
你需要在两个选项中做出选择。
have no choice but to do sth
We had no choice but to cancel the trip.
我们别无选择，只能取消旅行。
choice of (something)
The menu offers a choice of three desserts.
Connections
Collocations
- make a choice
- 做出选择
- You need to make a choice between the two options.你需要在两个选项中做出选择。
- have a choice
- 有选择
- We have a choice to stay or leave.我们有留下或离开的选择。
- a wide choice
- 广泛的选择
- The store offers a wide choice of products.这家商店提供广泛的产品选择。
- the right choice
- 正确的选择
- I think you made the right choice.我认为你做出了正确的选择。
Idioms & figurative uses
- Hobson's choice
- 霍布森选择（表面上有选择，实际上没有）When the only options are to accept or reject the contract, it's a Hobson's choice.当唯一的选择是接受或拒绝合同时，这无异于霍布森选择。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
choice可拆为‘cho’+‘ice’，想象挑冰淇淋（ice）口味时要选择（choice）
Context & Register
中性，常用于日常和正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Voice and rejoice rhyme with choice (/ɔɪs/). Noise looks similar but ends with /ɔɪz/, so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.