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单词 selective
释义
selective
adjective
uk
/sɪˈlek.tɪv/us
/səˈlek.tɪv/
C1
intentionallychoosingsome things and notothers:
有选择性的；严格筛选的
As ateachershe was very selective,acceptingonly asmallnumberofexceptionallygiftedpupils.作为老师，她的筛选很严格，只接受一小部分特别有天赋的学生。
Heseemedto have a very selectiverecallof pastevents.他好像只能选择性地回想起过去的事情。
UK
A selectiveschoolis one thatchildrencan only go to if theypassanexamination:
Themajorityofchildrenget into selectiveschoolsby beingcoachedafterschool.
Manypoliticiansbenefitedfrom a selectiveeducation.
More examples
  • Nowadays he canaffordto be much more selective about therolesheaccepts.
  • I'm more selective about theprogrammesIwatchthan I used to be.
  • Parents have a selectivememorywhen theyrecalltheirchildren's earlyyears.
  • selectiveeducation
  • the selective and non-selectiveschoolsectors
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selectively
selectivity
(Definition ofselectivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
selective
adjective
uk
/sɪˈlek.tɪv/us
/səˈlek.tɪv/
C1
intentionallychoosingsome things and notothers
有选择性的；严格筛选的
As ateachershe was very selective,acceptingonly asmallnumberof exceptionallygiftedpupils.作为老师，她的筛选很严格，只接受一小部分特别有天赋的学生。
Heseemedto have a very selectiverecallof pastevents.他好像只能选择性地回想起过去的事情。
More examples
  • Nowadays he canaffordto be much more selective about therolesheaccepts.
  • I'm more selective about theprogrammesIwatchthan I used to be.
  • Parents have aselectedmemorywhen theyrecalltheirchildren's earlyyears.
  • selectiveeducation
  • the selective and non-selectiveschoolsectors

selective| American Dictionary

selective
adjective[not gradable]
us
/səˈlek·tɪv/
carefulinchoosing:
Theschoolis very selective andacceptsonly thosestudentswho areextremelymotivated.

selectively

adverbus/səˈlek·tɪv·li/
Purebreddogshave been selectivelybredfor thousands ofyearsin somecases.
(Definition ofselectivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

selective| Business English

selective
adjective
uk
/sɪˈlektɪv/us
intentionallychoosingcertainthings orpeople, and notothers:
be selective about sthWe need to be more selective about thepeoplewehire.
be selective in sth/doing sthBanks havebecomemore selective ingrantingnewloans.
affectingorrelatingto some things orpeople, and notothers:
Highercostswill beoffsetbyhighersalesvolumesand selectivepriceincreases.
Weaimtoprovideselectiveaccesstosuppliersandcustomersthroughextranets.
a selectiveapproach
involvingthechoiceof the mostsuitableorbest:
Wewanttoopenmorebranches, makeselective acquisitions, andextendourproductrange.
Investments will be selective anddisciplined.

selectively

adverb
Thecompanyhas selectivelycutbackproductionofdenim.

selectivity

noun[U]
Thebenefittoinvestorsofventurecapitalistsderivesfromextremeselectivity intheirchoiceofinvestments.
(Definition ofselectivefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofselective

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In four patients, it was placed through the brachiocephalic artery permittingselectiveperfusion of the brain during repair of the aortic arch.
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Ordinary forgetting, by contrast, is neitherselectivenor intelligent.
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Second, the high rate of follow-up participation reduces the risk of bias due toselectiveattrition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But the argument fromselectiverefutation can be misleading when it causes us to fail to notice that the surviving hypothesis has its own defects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the mechanism underlying theselectivedestruction of paternally derived mitochondria is unclear.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The inherent connection between a functional turnover andselectivereplication is postulated but not argued for in the course of the article.
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A genetic constraint should be understood as aselectivetradeoff between the new mutation and the existing genome.
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Selectiverecall from the set of available autobiographical memories may also be seen as a type of reconstruction of a person's history.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Early versus delayedselectivesurfactant treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
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However,selectiveeffects associated with inversions were soon discovered.
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Theselectiveactivation considers the measurability of ultrasonic signals at the position of a mobile robot.
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As a result, although he was keen to reflect the sense of local culture in his school, he was somewhatselective.
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Selectiveattention to stimulus location modulates the steady-state visual evoked potential.
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In the majority of these studies, samples were small,selectiveor included non-clinical subjects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Mesial temporal neurons in the macaque monkey with responsesselectivefor aspects of social stimuli.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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