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selection

/səˈlɛkʃən/

Meanings
noun

选择, 筛选

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

Examples :

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "
学校奖学金项目的选拔过程倾向于成绩优异的学生。
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Related Words

Illustration achievement

achievement noun

/əˈtʃiːvmənt/

成就，功绩。

"The student's excellent score on the math test was a significant achievement. "

这个学生在数学考试中取得的优异成绩是一项重大的成就。

Illustration favourable

favourable adjective

/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/

有利的，赞成的。

"The candidate wearing the business suite made a favourable impression."

那位穿商务套装的候选人给人留下了很好的印象，让人觉得他值得支持。

Illustration reproduction

reproduction noun

/ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/ /ˌriːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/

繁殖，生殖

"The teacher explained the process of reproduction in plants to her class. "

老师向她的班级解释了植物的繁殖过程。

Illustration succeeding

succeeding verb

/səkˈsiːdɪŋ/

继承，接替。

"Autumn succeeds summer."

秋天接替夏天。

Illustration conferring

conferring verb

/kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /kəmˈfɜːrɪŋ/

授予， 颁发。

"The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister."

学院已经授予来访的首相一个荣誉学位。

Illustration individuals

individuals noun

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlz/

个人，个体。

"He is an unusual individual."

他是个很不寻常的个人。

Illustration differential

differential noun

[dɪfəˈɹənʃəɫ]

差速器

"The car's differential allowed the wheels to turn at different speeds when going around a corner. "

这辆车的差速器使汽车在转弯时，车轮能够以不同的速度转动。

Illustration reproductive

reproductive noun

/ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv/ /ˌrɛprəˈdʌktɪv/

繁殖者，生殖者

"The scientist studied the reproductive cycle of the fruit flies in her lab. "

那位科学家在她的实验室里研究果蝇的繁殖者的生命周期。

Illustration generations

generations noun

/ˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/

创造，产生，生育。

"The generations of new ideas at the company kept it ahead of the competition. "

该公司不断产生新想法，使其始终领先于竞争对手。

Illustration population

population noun

/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/ /pɒpjuːˈleɪʃən/

人口， население。

"The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!"

新泽西州的人民绝不会容忍这件事！

Illustration legislation

legislation noun

/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/

立法，法律，法规。

"The new school legislation requires all students to wear uniforms. "

新的学校立法要求所有学生都穿校服。(Xīn de xuéxiào lìfǎ yāoqiú suǒyǒu xuésheng dōu chuān xiàofú.)

Illustration scholarship

scholarship noun

/ˈskɒləʃɪp/ /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/

奖学金，助学金。

"My younger sister received a scholarship to attend the university. "

我妹妹拿到了一笔奖学金，可以去那所大学读书了。