selective
gb/səlˈɛktɪv/ us/səlˈɛktɪv/
B2
انگریزی
~ 9300
válogatós, szelektív
B2
1
استعمال کا انداز:
selective about [something]
You have to be selective about which job offers you accept.
Meg kell válogatnod, mely állásajánlatokat fogadod el.
The company is very selective in choosing new suppliers.
A cég nagyon megválogatja az új beszállítókat.
This is a highly selective university that admits only a small percentage of applicants.
She’s quite selective when it comes to her friends.
The breeder was extremely selective, allowing only the strongest animals to reproduce.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
You should be selective about the food you eat.
Érdemes megválogatnod, milyen ételeket eszel.
That school is very selective and hard to get into.
Az az iskola nagyon szelektív, és nehéz bejutni oda.
He is selective and does not go to every party.
The club is selective and only takes ten new members each year.
My parents are selective when they buy clothes.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes say *"I am very select"* when they mean *"I am very selective"*. "Select" is usually a verb or a formal adjective meaning "of special quality," while "selective" describes the behavior of choosing some things and not others. Another mistake is saying *"He is a selective person"*; more natural is *"He is very selective"* or *"He is very selective about his friends."*
معنی
carefully choosing only some things
لفظی تراکیب
be selective about
|highly selective
|selective school
|selective college
|selective admissions
|selective breeding
ہم معنی الفاظ
choosy (More informal and often slightly critical; suggests someone is hard to please.)
متضاد الفاظ
unselective (Neutral or technical; describes accepting or including almost everything without careful choice.)
موضوعات
daily life
|social
|education
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
تعریف
Choosing only some people or things and saying no to the rest.
Tending to choose only particular people or things, and not accepting everything or everyone.
C1
TECHNICAL
2
szelektív
B2
استعمال کا انداز:
a selective [drug/filter/policy] for [something]
This medication is highly selective for cancer cells and spares most healthy tissue.
Ez a gyógyszer rendkívül szelektív: a ráksejtekre hat, miközben a legtöbb egészséges szövetet megkíméli.
The new pesticide is more selective, killing only the target insects.
Az új növényvédő szer szelektívebb, csak a célzott rovarokat pusztítja el.
Selective laser therapy allows surgeons to treat damaged blood vessels without harming the surrounding skin.
Engineers developed a selective filter that blocks noise at certain frequencies.
The virus shows a selective preference for specific nerve cells.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
Scientists want a drug that is selective for cancer cells.
A tudósok olyan gyógyszert szeretnének, amely szelektíven a ráksejtekre hat.
This filter is selective and lets only some colors of light pass.
Ez a szűrő szelektív, és csak a fény bizonyos színeit engedi át.
The treatment is selective, so it does not hurt healthy cells.
The poison is not selective and kills many kinds of animals.
A selective policy helps only one small group of people.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse this technical sense with the everyday "picky" meaning. In science and medicine, "selective" usually means *"specific to certain targets"*, not that a person or organization is being choosy. For example, a "selective drug" is one that acts mainly on one receptor type, not a medicine that someone has carefully chosen.
معنی
affecting only certain types or parts
لفظی تراکیب
selective drug
|selective toxicity
|selective pressure
|selective filter
|selective attention
|selective targeting
ہم معنی الفاظ
specific (Common in scientific and technical language; emphasizes being limited to a particular target rather than generally narrow or picky.)
متضاد الفاظ
nonselective (Technical term for something that affects many types or parts without distinction.)
موضوعات
science
|medicine
|technology
|politics
تعریف
Working on or for only one type of thing, person, or part, and not on others.
Designed to affect, act on, or involve only particular types of things, people, or parts, while leaving others mostly unchanged.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
selective
IPA
GB/səlˈɛktɪv/
US/səlˈɛktɪv/
ہجا بندی اور زور
se - lect - ive (3 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lect)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: selective
متعلقہ الفاظ
Related words
selectable
adjective
selector
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unselective
adjective
Advanced or less common
selectivity
noun C1
عبارات
be selective about
1/bˈi səlˈɛktɪv əbˈaʊt/
fixed phrase
choose carefully in a specific area
To choose carefully and not accept everything in a particular area, such as food, friends, or jobs.
مثالیں
- You should be selective about the information you share online.
- I’ve learned to be selective about the projects I take on.
highly selective
1/hˈaɪli səlˈɛktɪv/
fixed phrase
very limited or choosy
Accepting or affecting only a very small number of people or things.
مثالیں
- It’s a highly selective program that only takes twenty students a year.
- This drug is highly selective and mainly affects one type of receptor.
selective breeding
1/səlˈɛktɪv bɹˈidɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
controlled breeding for desired traits
Breeding plants or animals by choosing parents with special qualities you want in the next generation.
مثالیں
- Dogs have been shaped by centuries of selective breeding.
- Selective breeding produced cows that give more milk.
selective college
1/səlˈɛktɪv kˈɑlɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
college that is hard to get into
A college or university that accepts only a small number of people who apply.
مثالیں
- Getting into a selective college often requires strong grades and test scores.
- He applied to several selective colleges on the East Coast.
selective hearing
1/səlˈɛktɪv hˈɪɹɪŋ/
idiom
informal
hearing only what you want
Only seeming to hear and notice the things you want to hear, and ignoring the rest.
مثالیں
- Teenagers are famous for their selective hearing.
- He has selective hearing when I ask him to help with the housework.
selective memory
1/səlˈɛktɪv mˈɛmɚi/
idiom
informal
remembering only convenient things
When someone remembers only the things that make them look good or feel good, and forgets other things.
مثالیں
- He seems to have a very selective memory about his mistakes.
- You have selective memory if you only remember the times you were right.
selective school
1/səlˈɛktɪv skˈul/
fixed phrase
school with limited admissions
A school that only accepts students who pass tests or meet special conditions.
مثالیں
- She studied hard to get into a selective school.
- Many selective schools require entrance exams.
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
1/səlˈɛktɪv sɚətˈoʊnɪn ɹˈuptˌeɪk ɪnhˈɪbətɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
type of antidepressant medicine (SSRI)
A common type of antidepressant medicine that mainly affects the brain chemical serotonin.
مثالیں
- Her doctor prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor to treat her depression.
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are often known by the short name SSRIs.