chosen

UK:  ['tʃəʊz(ə)n]

US:  ['tʃoʊz(ə)n]

n.

1.〔宗〕(上帝的)子民

adj.

1.拣过的;精选的,纯良的

2.推选的

3.喜爱的

4.得天独厚的

1 . He has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in pursuit of his own inclinations.
他选择了这么一个栖身之地，与其说是出自个人爱好，不如说是为了服从脾气古怪的老父亲的命令。

2 . Since 1980s, heavy-load transportation had been chosen as one of the main direction of developments by Ministry of Railways.
采用多机牵引开行组合列车，是实现重载运输的一个重要途径。

3 . They may have chosen to be in the public eye , but that does not give the public the right to know everything about them.
他们可能选择公开露面或上传播媒体，但那并不表示大众有权知道他们的一切。

4 . The moment Logan hit the ground should have been the end of this story rather than one more beginning I could have chosen.
洛根坠地的那一时刻本应成为这个故事的结局，而不是我当时可能选择的又一个开端。

5 . Seeing that there is often poor visibility, the site chosen as an airport is not appropriate.
鉴于这里能见度经常欠佳，所以选为机场是不适当的。