single out

美 [ˈsɪŋɡl aʊt]英 [ˈsɪŋɡl aʊt]
  • 单独挑出;特别选出
single outsingle out

These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.以上各词均含选择、挑选人或物之义。

to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available指选择、选取人或物:

You choose─I can't decide.

你来选吧,我拿不定主意。

[often passive] to choose sb/sth, usually carefully, from a group of people or things指仔细选择、挑选:

He was selected for the team.

他已入选进队了。

a randomly selected sample of 23 schools

随机抽选的23所学校

( rather informal ) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things指选择、挑选:

She picked the best cake for herself.

她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。

Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. When you select sth, you choose it carefully, unless you actually say that it is selected randomly/at random . Pick is a more informal word and often a less careful action, used especially when the choice being made is not very important.

to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action指选择是否采取某种行动:

After graduating she opted for a career in music.

毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。

After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.

经过反复考虑,我决定不买摩托车。

( rather informal ) to choose sth指选择某物:

I think I'll go for the fruit salad.

我想要水果色拉。

to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention指单独挑出:

She was singled out for criticism.

单单她一个人受到了批评。

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    PHRASAL VERB 单独挑出;特别选出
    If you single someone out from a group, you choose them and give them special attention or treatment.

    The gunman had singled Debilly out and waited for him...

    那名枪手瞄准了德比利,伺机而动。

verb

1
select from a group
She was singled out for her outstanding performance
2
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Synonym: discriminate separate

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  1. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank .

    单独感谢任何一个人都易引起反感。

  2. He said it was wrong to single out any section of society for Aids testing

    他说把社会中的任何一部分人抽选出来做艾滋病检查都是不对的。

  3. We wanted to single out the main threat to civilisation .

    我们想特别指出威胁文明的主要因素。

  4. Now is not the time to single out your friends at work .

    现在,还不是要你在工作中挑出朋友的时候。

  5. Which would you single out as the best ?

    你觉得哪一个最好?

  6. To stress , single out as important .

    当作重点挑选出来强调。

  7. The idea that government would single out a particular religion

    政府如果单独选出某种宗教

  8. Now I single out this object & here it is * object number two .

    我把它们分开单独考虑的话-,这是物体二。

  9. Finally , I single out nature between texts for in-depth study .

    最后,我把文本间性问题单独列出来,加以研究。

  10. The letter did not single out any particular countries or banks .

    该信函未具体指明针对哪些国家或银行。

  11. The girl be single out to represent the school .

    那女孩被挑选为学校代表。

  12. The girl is single out to represent the school .

    singleout挑选那女孩被挑选为学校代表。

  13. Single out several pairs of shoes that you like .

    挑几双自己喜好的鞋子吧。

  14. That ' , only ' that ' , shall single out the spot

    “那名”,只有“那名”,方能昭示该地

  15. Who would you single out as the most promising student of the year ?

    你会选谁作年度最有潜力的学生呢?

  16. Why single out the Chinese and Indians only ?

    为什么单独把中国人和印度人标出来?

  17. Newton 's laws of motion do not single out a direction of time .

    牛顿运动定律不能确定时间的方向。

  18. But you cannot single out just one player on Saturday for an average performance .

    但你无法要求每一个球员都像上周六那样有精彩的表现。

  19. After the buy , and the price is up , so why single out ?

    下买单之后,价位还在涨,何必出单?

  20. But I would just like to single out the contributions both for and against the motion

    不过,我愿意挑选出一些来自我尊敬的朋友们的贡献——无论他们支持或反对该动议

  21. So there 's no reason to single out milk as unhealthy .

    因此我们没有理由单独把牛奶挑出来说它对人体有害。

  22. Among the many shaping factors , I would single out the country 's excellent elementary schools .

    在诸多形成因素中,我想特别指出这个国家优异的小学教育。

  23. These are brokers that you want to single out as production brokers .

    这些是您想要找出作为生产代理的代理。

  24. Why do you single out him for praise ?

    你为什么单单表扬他呢?

  25. Don 't single out the overweight members of your family for lifestyle changes .

    不要仅仅让你家庭成员中超重的成员改变生活方式。

  26. For example , to single out recipients in tokyo , type tokyo .

    例如,要选择东京的收件人,请键入东京。

  27. They single out the biggest apple .

    他们挑出最大的苹果。

  28. This would mean failure to single out the principal enemy and waste of ammunition .

    这个叫做不会择敌和浪费弹药。

  29. He would not , however , single out countries where such transactions were particularly badly controlled .

    不过,他没有指明哪些国家这样的交易严重失控。

  30. But IRS single out conservative group that sought tax exempt status ,

    但国税局单独挑出寻求免税资格的保守派组织,