藍玥

elect　　  (v.)　　選舉 ex-=out 出

　to decide on or choose, especially to choose
　a person for a particular job, by voting

select　　 (v.)　　選擇

　to choose a small number of things, or to choose by
　making careful decisions

neglect　   (v.)　　忽略  neg-=not 否定

　to not give enough care or attention to people or
　things that are your responsibility

　negative　(adj.)　負的，否定的

　　expressing "no"

elect

They elected Tom as their repressentative.

他們選湯姆作為他們的代表。

The group elected one of its members to be their spokesperson.

這組選其中一位組員作為他們的發言人。

select

How do you select people for promotion?

你如何選擇可以升遷的人？

There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could select one of them.

這裡有四個獎品，贏家可以選擇其中一個獎品。

negelect

He was so busy that he neglected his health.

他忙得連他的健康都無法顧到。

He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.

他忽略那隻可憐的狗，他不曾帶牠去散步，也不曾分給他一點點的注意力。

negative

We received a negative answer to our request.

對於我們的要求，我們得到的是否定的答案。

Their criticism was not negative.

他們的批評並不是負面的。

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