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selector

UK/sɪ'lektə/US/si'lektә/
B1

Definitions

n.

A person or device that selects among options.

挑选者;选择器(装置)。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selectapart, aside
+
-orchoose, pick, read, gather
=selector

select + -or (one who/that which does) = a person or part that selects. In computing, a CSS selector picks out which elements a style applies to.

Common Collocations

  • 1.gear selector换挡选择器
  • 2.channel selector频道选择器
  • 3.CSS selectorCSS 选择器

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Move the gear selector to reverse.

  • 2.

    A CSS selector targets the elements you want to style.

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