Word · Frequency #8315
selector
选择器；选择者
a switch used to select among alternatives
- 1.
Someone or something which selects or chooses.
选择或挑选的人或物
- 2.
An administrator responsible for selecting which players will play for a side.
负责选择球员参赛的管理员
- 3.
A matching expression in a stylesheet determining which elements in the markup are affected by a style.
样式表中的匹配表达式,决定标记中哪些元素受样式影响
- 4.
A pointer to a structure describing a segment of memory.
指向描述内存段结构的指针
- 5.
A disc jockey.
唱片骑师
选择或挑选的人或物；负责选择球员参赛的管理员；样式表中的匹配表达式,决定标记中哪些元素受样式影响；指向描述内存段结构的指针；唱片骑师
In use
The remote control has a selector for changing the input source.
As a selector, she is responsible for choosing the best candidates.
The CSS selector targets specific elements on a web page.
a selector for [sth]
This is a selector for different modes.
这是一个用于不同模式的选择器。
a selector of [sth]
The color selector of the app is intuitive.
该应用的颜色选择器很直观。
a selector that [verb]
A selector that filters results by date.
Connections
Collocations
- file selector
- 文件选择器
- Use the file selector to choose the document you want to upload.使用文件选择器选择你要上传的文档。
- type selector
- 类型选择器
- The type selector allows you to filter results by category.类型选择器允许你按类别筛选结果。
- date selector
- 日期选择器
- Click on the date selector to pick a specific date.点击日期选择器以选择特定日期。
- selector switch
- 选择开关
- The selector switch on the control panel lets you choose the operating mode.控制面板上的选择开关让你选择操作模式。
- language selector
- 语言选择器
- The website has a language selector in the top right corner.该网站右上角有一个语言选择器。
- color selector
Learner notes
Memory Tip
selector = select（选择）+ or（…者/器），即做选择的人或工具。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：computing、electronics、general 该词在计算机和电子领域多作为技术术语使用，较为正式；在日常语境中表示‘选择者’时使用频率较低，因此整体注册为混合（x）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-ector' spelling ending. However, 'selector' is pronounced with /i/ in the stressed syllable, while most others use /ɛ/ (collector, elector, reflector, defector, sector, director). Only 'elector' may be a close rhyme in some accents where both are /ɪ/. Use the IPA transcriptions carefully.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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.