elect2 /i'lekt; flekt/ vt 1 [VP6A, 25, 23, 14] ~ (to), choose (sb) by vote: 選舉： to ~ a president; 選舉總統(tǒng); ~ Smith (to be) chairman; 選舉史密斯枚主席; ~ Green to the Academy. 推選格林為研究院院士。 2 [VP7A] choose; decide: 選擇; 決定： He had ~ed to become a lawyer. 他已決定做律師。