selective
Произношение: [sɪˈlɛktɪv]
Слово
Контекст: «choice»
(adjective) when someone or something chooses carefully from a group, focusing on what is best or most suitable. For example, if you are selective about your friends, you want only the ones who really matter to you.
Пример
She is very selective about the movies she watches; she only likes the best ones.
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He wasn’t selective at all when picking his snacks; he ate everything in sight.
Пример
Are you being selective with your choices in school projects?
Контекст: «biology»
(adjective) when something attracts or affects certain parts or groups while ignoring others. Like a plant that only grows in certain types of soil.
Пример
This flower is selective about where it grows; it likes sunny spots.
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The plant is not selective at all; it can grow anywhere.
Пример
Why is this plant so selective about its environment?
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