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The words 'choose' and 'select' are both very common verbs with nearly the same meaning.

However, 'select' has a slightly narrower meaning and is used less frequently than 'choose'.

Both words can mean to pick one thing or person from a group. For example:

She chose a nice red apple.

She selected a nice red apple.

I was selected to represent my school at table tennis.

I was chosen to represent my school at table tennis.

However, when we discuss choosing to do or be something, we don't use 'select'. For example:

When I was 19, I chose to become a teacher.

It was such a sunny day I chose to go the long way home.

There are also one or two subtle1 differences in meaning between the words... but you'll have to listen to the programme to find out more about that!

You will also hear William and Li discuss just why there are so many synonyms2 in English.

Glossary 词汇

narrower meaning 意思更为狭窄

represent 代表

subtle 微妙的

synonyms 同义词


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1 subtle Vs1wn     
adj.难于觉察或描述的，精巧的
参考例句：
  • Her whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。
  • There's a subtle hint of garlic in the sauce.调味汁里稍微有一点蒜味。
2 synonyms 61074ebd64d7f24131fd4b896f51f711     
同义词( synonym的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • If you want to grasp English, you must carefully discriminate synonyms. 如果你想掌握好英语，你必须仔细区分同义词。
  • Study the idioms and synonyms l wrote down before your test. 学考试前我给你写的习惯用语和同义字。

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