新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

selective

英  [sɪˈlektɪv]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1选择性的

    A selective process applies only to a few things or people.

    双语例句

    例:

    Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running faster and seeing better than a wolf.

    选择育种可能会培育出一种比狼跑得更快、视力更好的灵缇。

    2仔细挑选的 , 讲究的

    When someone is selective, they choose things carefully, for example, the things that they buy or do.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sales still happen, but buyers are more selective.

    销量仍在,但买家更挑剔了。

    3(记忆)选择性的

    If you say that someone has a selective memory, you disapprove of the fact that they remember certain facts about something and deliberately forget others, often because it is convenient for them to do so.

    双语例句

    例:

    We seem to have a selective memory for the best bits of the past.

    我们似乎对过去最美好的时光有选择性的记忆。

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