如何区别choose和select

Choose与select都是动词，到底怎么选择？choose有挑选某一个的意思，而select是指在一组元素中选择一个或几个。

Choose做动词

To pick; to make the choice of; to select. 挑选，选择

例句：

I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.

我从水果盘里挑了一个又好又熟的苹果。

Choose me for a humble friend.

选我做一个谦卑的朋友吧。

Choose a good husband for your daughter.

为你的女儿选一个好丈夫。

I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant.

在这家餐馆，我总是吃鱼而不吃肉。

I'm doing a test and I don't know which answer to choose .

我在做测验，我不知道选哪个答案。

I have chosen this color because it looks good on you.

我选择这个颜色是因为你穿起来很好看。

To elect.选举

例句:

He was chosen as president in 1990.

他于1990年被选为总统。

To decide to act in a certain way.决定以某种方式做事

例句:

I chose to walk to work today.

我今天选择走路去上班。

To wish; to desire; to prefer.希望，渴望，更喜欢

Choose truth, and find beauty. Choose love, and embrace change.

选择真，发现美。 选择爱，拥抱改变。

To make a selection; to decide.做决定

They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion.

他们只需要在暗中服从和公开反抗之间做出选择。

She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam.

她决定不去上课，结果她考试不及格。

Select做动词

To choose one or more elements of a set, 在选项中做出一个或多个选择.

He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.

他看了看菜单，选了烤牛肉。

The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.

该程序计算所有学生的成绩，然后随机抽取一个样本供人验证。

Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;从样本中选出

She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her.

她从女售货员给她看的十几双鞋中挑了一双。

I have selected two students who will attend the festival today.

我挑选了两名学生参加今天的节日。