collect[kə'lekt] col=com lect
to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby
to bring or come together from different places or over a period of time
When you telephone collect or make a collect telephone call, the person you telephone pays for the call

vt. 收集；募捐；使集合，使聚集
vi. 收集；聚集；募捐；聚集，集合
adj.adv.[美国英语]要求接受者付款的(地)；(打电话、电报时)由受话人或收报人付费的(地)；货到付款的(地)

短语:
collect oneself 镇定下来，使自己平心静气

例句
Will you collect all the students to the classroom?
您把全体学生召集到教室中好吗?
The pupils collected in the big hall.
学生们聚集在大厅里。
Rain water collected in the drainpipe.
雨水积聚在排水道里。
As I had no money with me, I made a collect call.
因为身上没钱,我打了一个由对方付款的电话。
You can call me collect.
你可以打由我付款的电话给我。

elect[i'lekt]
to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting
to choose somebody to do a particular job by voting for them
adj. 选出的；当选的；卓越的
n. 被选的人；特殊阶层；上帝的选民
vt. 选举；选择；推选
vi. 作出选择；进行选举

例句
They elected Tom as their representative.
他们选举汤姆作为他们的代表。
He is the President elect.
他是总统当选人。

select[si'lekt] separate
to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things, usually according to a system
of only the best type or highest quality, and usually small in size or amount
vt. 挑选；选拔
adj. 精选的；挑选出来的；极好的
vi. 挑选
n. 被挑选者；精萃

selection[si'lekʃən]
n. 选择，挑选；选集；精选品

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We thought missoni would be right, So i brought a friend to help with the selection.
So what about that one?
我们觉得米索尼是不错的选择，所以我就带了朋友来帮忙挑咯。
那条怎么样？

【词义辨析】
choose, select, elect, pick, prefer, opt
这些动词均含有“选择”之意。
choose: 普通用词，侧重根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行选择，着重被选者的优点。
select: 书面用词，具有庄严、正式的感情色彩。强调精选。
elect: 指按照一定的规章或法律，用投票等方式进行的认真慎重的选择。
pick: 口语用词，多指从个人角度仔细挑选，也含任意挑选之意。
prefer: 强调个人偏爱，不一定有选择的行动。
opt: 多指在几种可能性之间进行选择。

TEM-4

"When traveling, it is possible that you may be advised to take the travelers' checks, which provide a secure _____ to carrying your money in cash."

A.selection
B.preference
C.alternative
D.substitute

"【参考译文】旅行时可能你会被建议带旅行支票, 作为现金的安全替代。

【试题分析】此题考查名词词义和搭配。【详细解答】alternative意为""可供选择的对象(或道路); substitute作""替代物, 代用品""讲, 常与介词for搭配; selection意为""选择, 挑选""; preference作""优先, 偏爱""讲。因此C为正确选项。"

The _____ of AIDS has led to an expansion in research seeking a cure.

A.innovation
B.selection
C.proliferation
D.conviction

答案
C.proliferation
本题解析：
【句意】爱滋病的扩散使得人们做更多的研究工作去寻找治疗的方法。

【难点】proliferation意为""激增; 扩散""; innovation意为""革新, 创新""; selection意为""选择; 选拔""; conviction意为""定罪, 判罪""。"