Elect

[i'lekt]

v. 1.to choose sb to do a particular job by voting for them. 选举；推选

2. to choose to do sth. 选择；决定（做某事）

Adj. 1. used after nouns to show that sb has been chosen for a job, but is not yet doing that job.(勇于名词后)当选而尚未就职的，候任的

2. people who have been chosen to be saved from punishment after death. 上帝的选民

【词性变化】

过去式：elected  过去分词：elected  现在分词：electing

【同义词】

Choose 选择；挑选

He chose George as his assistant. 他选择乔治做他的助手。

Select 选择；挑选；选拔

He selected a team for the special task. 他为这项特殊任务挑选了一组人马。

【反义词】

Reject 拒绝；抵制

The plan was rejected. 该计划遭拒绝。

【背句子记单词】

She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人妇女。

He was elected as MP for Oxford East. 他被选为牛津东区的议员。

Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays. 现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。

He is the President elect. 他是总统当选人。