English-Thai Dictionary
select
ADJ ซึ่ง ได้รับ การคัดเลือก ซึ่ง ผ่าน การ เลือกสรร chosen picked sueng-dai-rab-kan-kad-luek
select
ADJ ดีเลิศ ดี ที่สุด ชั้นหนึ่ง ชั้นเยี่ยม คุณ ภาพ สูง first-class exclusive privileged superior de-lod
select
VT คัดเลือก เลือก คัด เลือกสรร สรรหา choose decide for elect pick kad-luek
select as
PHRV เลือก ให้ เป็น เลือก เป็น choose as choose for select for luek-hai-pen
select for
PHRV เลือก ให้ เป็น เลือก เป็น choose as choose for select as luek-hai-pen
select from
PHRV เลือก จาก choose from luek-jak
selectee
N ทหารเกณ ฑ์ draftee recruit soldier ta-han-kean
selection
N การคัดเลือก การ สรรหา การ เลือกสรร การ คัด สรร การเลือกเฟ้น choice choosing election determination kan-kad-luek
selection
N ตัวเลือก รายการ ให้ เลือก choice assortment range list tua-luek
selection
N ผู้ ที่ ได้รับ การคัดเลือก สิ่ง ที่ ถูก เลือก ของ ที่ คัดเลือก มา อย่างดี บท หรือ ตอน ใน หนังสือ ที่ เลือก มา choice excerpts pickings preference phu-dai-rab-kan-kad-luek
selective
ADJ ซึ่ง เลือกเฟ้น ซึ่ง คัดเลือก sueng-luek-fen
selective
ADJ ซึ่ง เลือกเฟ้น ซึ่ง คัดเลือก อย่างระมัดระวัง ช่าง เลือก careful choosy discerning discriminating sueng-luek-fen
selectively
ADV อย่าง เลือกเฟ้น yang-luek-fen
selectman
N กรรม การเมือง ที่ มี หน้าที่ บริหาร ราชการ ส่วนท้องถิ่น
selectness
N การเลือกเฟ้น การคัดเลือก kan-luek-fen
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SELECT
v.t.[L. selectus, from seligo; se, from, and lego, to pick, cull or gather. ] to choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for persual; to select the most interesting and virtuous men for associates.
SELECT
a.Nicely chosen; taken from a number by preference; choice; whence, preferable; more valuable or excellent than others; as a body of select troops; a select company or society; a library consisted of select authors.
SELECTED
pp. Chosen and taken by preference from among a number; picked; culled.
SELECTEDLY
adv. With care in selection.
SELECTING
ppr. Choosing and taking from a number; picked; culled.
SELECTION
n.[L. selectio.] 1. The act of choosing and taking from among a number; a taking from a number by preference.
2. A numbers of things selected or taken from others by preference. I have a small but valuable selection of books.
SELECTIVE
a.Selecting; tending to select. [Unusual. ]
SELECTMAN
n.[select and man. ] In New England, a town officer chosen anually to manage the concerns of the town, provide for the poor, etc. Their number is usually from three to seven in each town, and these constitute a kind of executive authority.
SELECTNESS
n.The state of being select or well chosen.
SELECTOR
n.[L.] One that selects or chooses from among a number.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SELECT
Se *lect ", a. Etym: [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See Legend. ]
Defn: Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice. A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. Macaulay.
SELECT
Se *lect ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Selected; p. pr. & vb. n. Selecting. ]
Defn: To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select. " Milton. The pious chief. .. A hundred youths from all his train selects.Dryden.
SELECTEDLY
SELECTEDLY Se *lect "ed *ly, adv.
Defn: With care and selection. [R.]
SELECTION
Se *lec "tion, n. Etym: [L. selectio: cf. F. sélection.].
Defn: The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
2. That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books. Natural selection. (Biol.) See under Natural.
SELECTIVE
SELECTIVE Se *lect "ive, a.
Defn: Selecting; tending to select. This selective providence of the Almighty. Bp. Hall.
SELECTMAN
Se *lect "man, n.; pl. Selectmen (.
Defn: One of a board of town officers chosen annually in the New England States to transact the general public business of the town, and have a kind of executive authority. The number is usually from three to seven in each town. The system of delegated town action was then, perhaps, the same which was defined in an "order made in 1635 by the inhabitants of Charlestown at a full meeting for the government of the town, by selectmen;" the name presently extended throughout New England to municipal governors. Palfrey.
SELECTNESS
SELECTNESS Se *lect "ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being select.
SELECTOR
Se *lect "or, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who selects.
New American Oxford Dictionary
select
se lect |səˈlekt səˈlɛkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] carefully choose as being the best or most suitable: students must select their own program | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : he has been selected to take part | [ no obj. ] : you can select from a range of quality products. • [ no obj. ] (select for /against ) Biology (in terms of evolution ) determine whether (a characteristic or organism ) will survive: a phenotype can be selected against. • use a mouse or keystrokes to mark (something ) on a computer screen for a particular operation. ▶adjective (of a group of people or things ) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable: he joined his select team of young Intelligence operatives. • (of a place or group of people ) only used by or consisting of a wealthy or sophisticated elite; exclusive: the opera was seen by a small and highly select audience. DERIVATIVES se lect a ble adjective, se lect ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin select- ‘chosen, ’ from the verb seligere, from se- ‘apart ’ + legere ‘choose. ’
select committee
se lect com mit tee |səˈlɛkt kəˈmɪdi | ▶noun a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose: [ in titles ] : the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
selectee
se lect ee |səˌlekˈtē səˌlɛkˈti | ▶noun a person who is selected. • a conscript.
selection
se lec tion |səˈlekSHən səˈlɛkʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable: such men decided the selection of candidates | they objected to his selection. • a number of carefully chosen things: the publication of a selection of his poems. • a range of things from which a choice may be made: the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes. • a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting. • data highlighted on a computer screen for a particular operation. your selection may not contain two different data types. 2 Biology a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution. See also natural selection. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin selectio (n- ), from seligere ‘select by separating off ’ (see select ).
selectional
se lec tion al |səˈlekSHənl səˈlɛkʃənl | ▶adjective Linguistics denoting or relating to the process by which only certain words or structures can occur naturally, normally, or correctly in the context of other words. DERIVATIVES se lec tion al ly adverb
selection pressure
se lec tion pres sure ▶noun Biology an agent of differential mortality or fertility that tends to make a population change genetically.
selection rule
se lec tion rule ▶noun Physics a rule that describes whether particular quantum transitions in an atom or molecule are allowed or forbidden.
selective
se lec tive |səˈlektiv səˈlɛktɪv | ▶adjective relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified: the mini-cow is the result of generations of selective breeding. • (of a person ) tending to choose carefully: he is very selective in his reading. • (of a process or agent ) affecting some things and not others: modern pesticides are more selective in effect. • chiefly Electronics operating at or responding to a particular frequency. DERIVATIVES se lec tive ly adverb
selective attention
se lec tive at ten tion ▶noun Psychology the capacity for or process of reacting to certain stimuli selectively when several occur simultaneously.
selectiveness
se lec tive ness |səˈlektivnis səˈlɛktɪvnɪs | ▶noun another term for selectivity.
selective service
se lec tive serv ice |səˈlɛktɪv ˈsərvəs | ▶noun service in the armed forces under conscription.
selectivity
se lec tiv i ty |səlekˈtivitē səˌlɛkˈtɪvədi | ▶noun the quality of carefully choosing someone or something as the best or most suitable: provision is organized on the principle of selectivity. • the property of affecting some things and not others. • Electronics the ability of a device to respond to a particular frequency without interference from others.
selectman
se lect man |səˈlektmən səˈlɛktmən | ▶noun ( pl. selectmen ) a member of the local government board of a New England town.
selector
se lec tor |səˈlektər səˈlɛktər | ▶noun a person or thing that selects something, in particular: • a device for selecting a particular gear or other setting of a machine or device.
Oxford Dictionary
select
se ¦lect |sɪˈlɛkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] carefully choose as being the best or most suitable: children must select their GCSE subjects | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : he has been selected to take part | [ no obj. ] : you can select from a range of quality products. • [ no obj. ] (select for /against ) Biology (in terms of evolution ) determine whether (a characteristic or organism ) will survive: the commonest phenotype in a population can be selected against. • use a mouse or keystrokes to mark (something ) on a computer screen for a particular operation. ▶adjective (of a group of people or things ) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable: he joined his select team of young Intelligence operatives. • (of a place or group of people ) only used by or consisting of a wealthy or sophisticated elite; exclusive: the opera was seen by a small and highly select audience. DERIVATIVES selectable adjective, selectness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin select- ‘chosen ’, from the verb seligere, from se- ‘apart ’ + legere ‘choose ’.
select committee
se ¦lect com ¦mit |tee ▶noun a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose: [ in titles ] : the Commons Select Committee on the Environment.
selectee
se |lect ¦ee |sɪlɛkˈtiː | ▶noun a person who is selected. • US a conscript.
selection
se ¦lec |tion |sɪˈlɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable: such men decided the selection of candidates | some local Tories objected to his selection. • [ count noun ] a number of carefully chosen things: the publication of a selection of his poems. • [ count noun ] a range of things from which a choice may be made: the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes. • [ count noun ] a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting. • [ count noun ] data highlighted on a computer screen for a particular operation. your selection may not contain two different data types. 2 Biology a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution. See also natural selection. 3 Austral. /NZ historical the action of choosing and acquiring plots of land for small farming on terms favourable to the buyer. • [ count noun ] a plot of land acquired by selection. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin selectio (n- ), from seligere ‘select by separating off ’ (see select ).
selectional
se ¦lec |tion ¦al |sɪˈlɛkʃənl | ▶adjective Linguistics denoting or relating to the process by which only certain words or structures can occur naturally, normally, or correctly in the context of other words. DERIVATIVES selectionally adverb
selection pressure
se ¦lec |tion pres |sure ▶noun Biology an agent of differential mortality or fertility that tends to make a population change genetically.
selection rule
se ¦lec |tion rule ▶noun Physics a rule which describes whether particular quantum transitions in an atom or molecule are allowed or forbidden.
selective
se ¦lect |ive |sɪˈlɛktɪv | ▶adjective relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified: the cow is the result of generations of selective breeding. • (of a person ) tending to choose carefully: he is very selective in his reading. • (of a process or agent ) affecting some things and not others: modern pesticides are more selective in effect. • chiefly Electronics operating at or responding to a particular frequency. DERIVATIVES selectively adverb, selectiveness noun
selective attention
se ¦lect |ive at ¦ten |tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychology the capacity for or process of reacting to certain stimuli selectively when several occur simultaneously.
selective service
se ¦lect |ive ser |vice ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. service in the armed forces under conscription.
selectivity
se ¦lect |iv ¦ity |sɪlɛkˈtɪvɪti, sɛl -, siːl -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of carefully choosing someone or something as the best or most suitable: provision is organized on the principle of selectivity. • the property of affecting some things and not others. • Electronics the ability of a device to respond to a particular frequency without interference from others.
selectman
se ¦lect |man |sɪˈlɛktman | ▶noun ( pl. selectmen ) a member of the local government board of a New England town.
selector
se |lect ¦or |sɪˈlɛktə | ▶noun a person or thing that selects something, in particular: • Brit. a person appointed to select a representative team in a sport. • (also selecta ) Brit. informal a disc jockey (especially in the context of reggae and UK garage music ). • a device for selecting a particular gear or other setting of a machine or device.
American Oxford Thesaurus
select
select verb select the correct tool for the job: choose, pick (out ), single out, sort out, take; opt for, decide on, settle on, determine, nominate, appoint, elect. ▶adjective 1 a select group of players: choice, hand-picked, prime, first-rate, first-class, superior, finest, best, top-class, blue-ribbon, supreme, superb, excellent; informal A1, top-notch. ANTONYMS inferior. 2 a select clientele: exclusive, elite, favored, privileged; wealthy; informal posh. ANTONYMS common.
selection
selection noun 1 Jim made his selection of toys: choice, pick; option, preference. 2 a wide selection of dishes: range, array, diversity, variety, assortment, mixture. 3 a selection of his poems: anthology, assortment, collection, assemblage, compilation; miscellany, medley, potpourri.
selective
selective adjective he's very selective about his coffee: discerning, discriminating, discriminatory, critical, exacting, demanding, particular; fussy, fastidious; informal choosy, persnickety, picky, finicky.
Oxford Thesaurus
select
select verb the important thing is to select the correct tool for the job: choose, pick, hand-pick, single out, pick out, sort out, take, opt for, decide on, settle on, set, fix, fix on, adopt, determine, designate, name, nominate, appoint, elect, specify, stipulate, prefer, favour. ▶adjective 1 a small and select group of SAS members: choice, hand-picked, carefully chosen, prime, first-rate, first-class, high-grade, grade A, superior, finest, best, high-quality, top-quality, top-class, supreme, superb, excellent, rare, prize, prize-winning, award-winning; informal tip-top, A1, stellar, top-notch. ANTONYMS inferior, mediocre. 2 the concert was a very fashionable occasion with a select audience: exclusive, elite, favoured, limited, rarefied, privileged, cliquish, private; informal posh. ANTONYMS common.
selection
selection noun 1 Jed had made his selection of toys: choice, pick, option, preference, election. 2 we offer a wide selection of dishes: range, array, diversity, display, variety, assortment, mixture, line-up, set, repertoire. 3 the publication of a selection of his poems: anthology, assortment, choice, miscellany, medley, pot-pourri, collection, assemblage.
selective
selective adjective he is very selective in his reading: discriminating, discriminatory, discerning, critical, exacting, demanding, particular, hard to please; fussy, fastidious, faddish, careful, cautious; informal choosy, pernickety, picky; Brit. informal faddy; archaic nice. ANTONYMS indiscriminate.
French Dictionary
sélect
sélect , ecte adj. adjectif familier Élégant, distingué. : Des restaurants sélects. Une société sélecte. Prononciation Le nom rime avec suspecte au masculin comme au féminin, [selɛkt ]
sélectif
sélectif , ive adj. adjectif Qui fait un choix. : Une mémoire sélective.
sélection
sélection n. f. nom féminin Choix des éléments qui répondent le mieux à certains critères.
sélectionner
sélectionner v. tr. verbe transitif Choisir selon des critères définis en vue de ne retenir que les éléments les meilleurs. : Sélectionner des candidats. Le jury a sélectionné (et non *nominé ) ces actions. SYNONYME opter (pour ); trier sur le volet . aimer Note Orthographique sélectio nn er.
sélectivement
sélectivement adv. adverbe D ’une manière sélective.
Spanish Dictionary
selectividad
selectividad nombre femenino 1 Función de seleccionar o elegir :hay que actuar con selectividad; reproduce las condiciones de selectividad de la percepción y la memoria humanas .2 Conjunto de pruebas que se hacen en España para determinar qué estudiantes acceden a la universidad y qué estudios pueden realizar :examen de selectividad; pruebas de selectividad .
selectivo, -va
selectivo, -va adjetivo 1 Que implica selección :se ha publicado una antología muy selectiva de sus poemas; se llevará a cabo una tala selectiva de los árboles enfermos para recuperar abedules, arces y otras especies autóctonas .2 [persona ] Que selecciona; especialmente, que elige con gran cuidado las cosas que desea o las personas con que tiene trato o relación :la situación ha cambiado y ahora el público panameño es más selectivo y exigente .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino [curso ] Que es el primero o el previo en ciertas carreras universitarias :no aprobó el selectivo y abandonó los estudios .
selecto
selecto adjetivo Que se considera el mejor de su especie o de su clase :café selecto; literatura selecta .SINÓNIMO escogido .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del latín selectus, participio de seligere ‘escoger poniendo aparte ’, derivado de eligere ‘elegir ’ y este de legere ‘recoger ’. De la raíz indoeuropea de coger (V.).
selector, -ra
selector, -ra adjetivo 1 Que selecciona :válvula selectora .SINÓNIMO seleccionador .2 nombre masculino /adjetivo Aparato o dispositivo que cumple una función de selección :selector de canales de un receptor de televisión; el selector de temperatura de un aparato de aire acondicionado .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
select
se lect /səlékt /〖原義は 形容詞 1 〗(名 )selection 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 «…から /…に » (慎重に )〈人 物 〉を選ぶ , 選び出す «from /for » (→choose コーパスの窓 )▸ She was selected for the job from twenty candidates .彼女は20人の候補者の中からその仕事に抜擢 （ばつてき ）された ▸ carefully [randomly ] selected audiences 慎重に [無作為に ]選ばれた観客 2 «…するように [ために ]» 〈人 物 〉を選ぶ «to do » ▸ I was selected to negotiate with the terrorists .私はテロリストと交渉するようにと選ばれた 3 «…に » 〈人 物 〉を選ぶ , 選出する «as , to be » ▸ be selected as [to be ] chairman 議長に選ばれる 形容詞 more ～; most ～｟かたく ｠1 〖名詞 の前で 〗特別に選ばれた , より抜きの , 極上の 〈人 物 〉▸ select wines 極上のワイン各種 ▸ Only a select few have been invited to the ceremony .選ばれたごく少数の人しか式典に招かれなかった 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗上流階級限定の 〈社交場 会など 〉, 高級な 〈住宅街 〉▸ a select club [restaurant ](会員制などの )高級社交クラブ [レストラン ].3 好みのうるさい .4 ｟米 ｠〈牛肉が 〉上 [優 ]の (→prime 形容詞 2 ).～̀ comm í ttee (議会の )特別委員会 .～ness 名詞 U 選び出すこと .
selected
se l é ct ed /-ɪd /形容詞 (注意深く )選ばれた, より抜きの .
selection
se lec tion /səlékʃ (ə )n /〖4 の意は1859年, Darwinの 『種の起源 』(Origin of Species )から ; 〗→select 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖時にa ～〗(人 物を慎重に )選ぶこと , 選択 , 選抜 ▸ make a poor selection of beef 誤ってまずい牛肉を選ぶ 類義 selectionとchoice 共に自由に選ぶことで, 動詞 はmakeを用いるが, selection はより広い範囲の (同種の )ものからの慎重な選択をさすことが多い. 「選択肢 」を意味する場合もselectionは通例一連の同種の商品などをさす .2 C «…から » 選ばれた人 [物 ] «from » ; 選集 ; 精選品 ▸ selections from 20th -century American poets 20世紀アメリカ詩人選 ▸ an excellent selection of materials for English teachers 英語教師のためのえりすぐりの教材 3 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(商品の )選択の幅 ▸ That store has a wide selection of shirts .あの店はシャツを多数取りそろえている 4 U 〘生物 〙淘汰 （とうた ）, 選択 ▸ natural selection 自然淘汰
selective
se lec tive /səléktɪv /形容詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…について » 選択力がある ; 選択が慎重な ; えり好みする «about , in » .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗選択の ; 最適 [優良 ]なものだけを選び出す ; 一部の人 [物 ]に限定した ; 選択的に働く 〈記憶など 〉▸ have a selective memory 都合のいいことだけを覚えている 3 〘無線 〙選択式の ; 〘生物 〙淘汰 （とうた ）の, 選択 (性 )の .～̀ s é rvice ｟米 ｠義務兵役, 選抜徴兵制 (｟英 ｠national service ) 〘1917 --1973年まで; 今は志願兵制度 (voluntary service )〙.～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
selectivity
se lec tiv i ty /səlèktɪ́vəti /名詞 U 1 選択性 ; 少数に限定して適用すること .2 〘無線 〙選択感度, 分離度 .
selector
se lec tor /səléktə r /名詞 C 選択者 ; ｟英 ｠選手選択委員 ; 〘無線 〙分離器 ; (車の )変速レバー .
The Wordsmith Dictionary