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selected

UK/sɪ'lektɪd/US/si'lektid/
B1

Definitions

adj.

Carefully chosen from a larger group.

精选的,挑选出来的。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selectapart, aside
+
-edchoose, pick, read, gather
=selected

Past participle of select used as an adjective: having been picked out.

Common Collocations

  • 1.selected works精选作品
  • 2.carefully selected精心挑选的
  • 3.hand-selected亲手挑选的
  • 4.randomly selected随机抽取的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The book contains selected poems from her early years.

  • 2.

    Only selected applicants moved to the next round.

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