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selective

/səlɛktɪv/

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choosing carefully or accepting only a few

有选择性的；严格筛选的

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The scholarship is selective and accepts only twenty students a year.

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这项奖学金筛选严格，每年只录取二十名学生。

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Pronunciation: /səlɛktɪv/

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