| 单词 | selective |
| 释义 | selective (sɪlektɪv ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A selective process applies only to a few things or people. Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running faster. ...selective education. selectively adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] Within the project, trees are selectively cut on a 25-year rotation. selectivity (sɪlektɪvɪti ) uncountable noun The emphasis on selectivity of audience by advertisers has created problems for the industry. 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] When someone is selective, they choose things carefully, for example the things that they buy or do. Sales still happen, but buyers are more selective. If public figures seek publicity to further their careers, they can't be selective about it. Synonyms: particular, demanding, discriminating, critical selectively adverb [ADVERB with verb] ...people on small incomes who wanted to shop selectively. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. [disapproval] We seem to have a selective memory for the best bits of the past. Mr Robins, suffering from selective amnesia about his role in the affair, was contradicted in nearly every instance by other witnesses. selectively adverb [ADVERB with verb] There was something dubious about selectively forgetting a bad performance. Collocations: selective application But he believed that the intelligent, selective application of military force should be the servant, not the driver, of grand strategy. Times, Sunday Times Impact on other fish species may be controlled by selective application during the larvae season for lampreys and other management of its concentration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Post-high school overseas students are also accepted after undergoing a selective application and interview process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He joked about 'selective amnesia' and 'selective hearing' when the questions (on occasion) got tough. Times, Sunday Times Our cat not only knows his name but, in responding only on choice occasions, appears to have cleverly picked up the technique of selective hearing from my husband. Times, Sunday Times We lack your gift of selective hearing. The Sun The increased instances of selective hearing can be seen in family homes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Therefore, selective hearing should not be confused as a physiological hearing disorder. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Obsessional thinking invariably leads to this kind of selective perception. Christianity Today Political scientists have taken to calling this 'selective perception'. Times, Sunday Times When exposure to a dissonant message has occurred, the phenomenon of selective perception often follows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was that selective perception that enables you to say you were in an altered state? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Advertising research methods that utilize a longitudinal design are arguably better equipped to control for selective perception. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are numerous other examples of oversimplification and misinterpretation, of selective reading of sources, and of errors of fact. The Times Literary Supplement With a selective reading of election results, you can prove almost anything. Times, Sunday Times Selective reading - read the first sentence of the paragraph. Times, Sunday Times The first deals with grievances that precipitate holy war: alienation, humiliation, selective reading of history. Globe and Mail But she cannot extricate herself from a tradition in which selective readings of the past constantly shape the present and future. Christianity Today Instead, he suggested 'selective use of air power', such as drones and fighter jets. Times, Sunday Times Yet the problem of poverty, and the problems it causes, will not be helped by selective use of data and sloppy analysis. Times, Sunday Times Each type of spike requires selective use of protective equipment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He displayed a unique approach to his works through his selective use of line and detail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Selective use of darkness helps hide the ride mechanisms and increase the visual drama of the experience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 选择性的 Japanese: 精選された |
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