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selected

🇬🇧 UK/sɪ'lektɪd/🇺🇸 US/si'lektid/
B1

Definitions

adj.

Carefully chosen from a group; picked out in preference to others.

精选的,挑选出来的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
seapart, aside
+
lectchoose, read, gather
+
edpast tense / completed
=selected

Common Collocations

  • 1.selected works精选作品
  • 2.selected candidates入选候选人
  • 3.hand-selected亲手挑选的
  • 4.carefully selected精心挑选的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Only selected applicants will be invited to attend the final interview.

  • 2.

    The museum displayed a selected collection of rare artifacts from ancient China.

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