choice
/tʃɔɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /tʃɔɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchȯis/ (ame, mw)
choice — noun
- choicesingular
- choicesplural
1. the act of picking one thing or one action from a set of possibilities; the chan
the act of picking one thing or one action from a set of possibilities; the chance or right to decide what you want
Priya faced a difficult choice between two jobs in different cities.
collocation: face a choice between
Every customer received a choice between a full refund or a store voucher.
pattern: give someone a choice between X and Y
Yusuf had no choice but to take the later train after the first broke.
After weeks of thought, Hana made the choice to study architecture in Berlin.
The choice of dessert was left to the children, who picked ice cream.
- option
focuses on one specific possibility among a set; 'a choice' often overlaps but can also mean the act itself
- alternative
suggests one possibility that replaces another, often when the first option is not available
- preference
what someone likes best rather than what is available to pick from
文法句型
make a choice
have a choice between/of
have no choice but to
用法筆記
Can be both countable (a choice, two choices) and uncountable (no choice, limited choice). The uncountable form is common after 'have no choice but to', where it means lacking any alternative.
常見錯誤
2. the range or number of different things, people, or options that are available f
the range or number of different things, people, or options that are available for you to pick from
The supermarket has a wide choice of fresh vegetables and organic fruits.
collocation: a wide choice of
Leila was pleased with the choice of courses at her new school this year.
With so much choice in the electronics store, Tomás could not decide quickly.
The small town offered only a limited choice of places to eat in the evening.
文法句型
a wide choice of
a good choice of
limited choice
用法筆記
Typically used with adjectives like 'wide', 'good', 'limited', 'excellent', 'great' to describe the number of options. Always singular or uncountable in this sense — you cannot say 'choices' when referring to a range.
常見錯誤
3. a person, item, or option that someone selects — or could select — from a group
a person, item, or option that someone selects — or could select — from a group of possibilities
Mei was the committee's first choice for the teaching job at the school.
collocation: first choice for [position]
This small café by the river is a popular choice among local office workers.
collocation: a popular choice among
Red is not my first choice for a living room, but it looks surprisingly nice.
The judges took an hour before announcing their choice for the best short film.
文法句型
first choice
popular choice
someone's choice for
用法筆記
Countable only. Often used with 'first', 'second', 'popular', 'perfect', 'ideal' as modifiers. 'Of choice' (meaning 'preferred' or 'favourite') follows this sense: 'her restaurant of choice' means the restaurant she prefers to go to.
常見錯誤
choice — adjective
- choicepositive
- choicercomparative
- choicestsuperlative
1. of very good quality; picked out because it is among the best available of its k
of very good quality; picked out because it is among the best available of its kind
The chef used only choice cuts of beef for the special New Year dinner.
collocation: choice cuts [of meat]
Dr. Okafor keeps choice samples of rare flowers in his glass greenhouse.
The exhibition showed choice pieces from the museum's ancient pottery collection.
Theo served a choice bottle of red wine with the five-course meal.
文法句型
choice + noun (attributive only)
用法筆記
This adjective is almost always used before a noun (attributive position). It is commonly found in food, art, and retail contexts describing premium items. It is less frequent in everyday speech than the noun senses.