v (1) 推选，选举(choose by voting) [T+n，T+n+prep(to)，C+n+n，C+n+to-inf]：～the mayor/the president 选举市长/总统; be～ed to the presidency/(to be)president 被选为总统; be～ed (on) to the committee for the second time/with a majority of 10，000 第二次/以一万票的多数被选入委员会;They～ed him (as) their Member of Parliament. 他们选举他作议员。We～ed him to represent us. 我们选举他代表我们。〖同〗 choose，pick，select;

(2) 选择，决定(做某事) (choose or make a choice;decide)[T+to-inf]：～to be/to become a lawyer 选择当律师;～to go by bus/to play basketball/to remain 决定乘公共汽车去/打篮球/留下来; 〖同〗choose，select，decide;

→ e′lection n 选举; e′lective adj 选举的;e′lector n 选民;

adj 选中的，选出但还未上任的(elected but not yet installed in office) (放在所修饰的名词后面)：the governor/mayor/president～当选州长/市长/总统;

n 特权集团;上帝的选民(executive group; the people chosen (by God for salvation after death)) [the～] [接 pl 动词]：one of the～of God 上帝的选民;the～who have power 有特权的人;

【辨异】elect与choose、select、pick和prefer的区别见CHOOSE。