selective
adjective uk/sɪˈlek.tɪv/ us/səˈlek.t̬ɪv/
C1 有选择性的;严格筛选的
intentionally choosing some things and not others
As a teacher she was very selective, accepting only a small number of exceptionally gifted pupils. 作为老师，她的筛选很严格，只接受一小部分特别有天赋的学生。
He seemed to have a very selective recall of past events. 他好像只能选择性地回想起过去的事情。
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- Nowadays he can afford to be much more selective about the roles he accepts.
- I'm more selective about the programmes I watch than I used to be.
- Parents have a selective memory when they recall their children's early years.
- selective education
- the selective and non-selective school sectors