名词 choice 用法说明
名词 choice 用法说明
1. 表示“选择”“抉择”,通常为可数名词。如:
He is faced with a difficult choice. 他面临困难的抉择。
Our choices come down to going or staying. 我们的选择可归结为去还是留。
但是,表示供选择的种类或范围,以及选择的权利或可能性等,则为不可数名词。如:
There’s not much choice in the shops. 这些商店中没有多少可挑选的东西。
2. 表示作出选择,通常与动词 make搭配。如:
There comes a time when you have to make a choice. 你必须作出抉择的时候到了。
What influenced you when you made your choice? 在你做出选择时你受了什么影响?
3. 注意以下与介词的习惯搭配:
make a choice between the two 在这两者中选择
make a choice among the three 在这三者中选择
have a choice between A and B 在 A 和 B 当中选择
have the choice of A or B 在 A 和 B 当中选择
be careful in the choice of words 仔细选词
4. 用于 have no choice but to do sth, 意为“除做……以外,别无选择”或“只好做……”。如:
He has no choice but to go with them. 他没有办法,只好跟他们去。
We had no choice but to do what we were asked to do. 我们没法子,只好照办。
5. 用于以下短语,注意不带冠词:
(1) by [for] choice 出于自己的选择,凭爱好。如:
He lives here by choice. 他自愿选择住在这里。
I should take this one for choice. 要挑我就挑这个。
(2) out of [from] choice 愿意地,出于自愿。如:
He helped us out of choice. 他出于自愿帮助我们。
She lives in the country from choice. 他愿意住在乡下。