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词汇 elective
释义 elective
adjective
uk /iˈlek.tɪv/ us /ɪˈlek.tɪv/

electiveadjective (MEDICAL)


(of a medical treatment) done at a time chosen by the patient, rather than needed urgently:
elective surgeryMedication should be stopped two days before elective surgery.
This procedure was elective and non-urgent.
She had her first child by an elective Caesarean section.
Laser eye treatment quickly became the most popular elective surgery in the country.
While some elective surgeries were postponed, emergency and outpatient treatment continued as normal.
She had recurrent tonsillitis and was admitted for an elective tonsillectomy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Medical treatment: surgery
ablate
ablation
adenoidectomy
adrenalectomy
allograft
amputation
anaesthesia
blood transfusion
endonasal
enterostomy
enucleate
enucleated
enucleation
general anaesthetic
pump something out
reduction mammaplasty
regraft
reimplant
reimplantation
suture

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Medical treatment: general words

electiveadjective (VOTING)


An elective position or system is one that involves people voting: 选举的;由选举产生的;可以选择的
elective officeI am considering seeking elective office as a way to bring about change.
At the beginning of the twelfth century, elective monarchy gradually gave way to hereditary monarchy in Europe.
The British political party introduced rules requiring that 50% of elective offices be held by women.
He referred to the country as "an elective dictatorship".
His decision to retire from elective politics was not surprising.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Elections
absentee
absentee ballot
absentee vote
absentee voter
absentee voting
entrance poll
exit poll
first-past-the-post
flip
franchise
proxy
proxy vote
proxy voter
proxy voting
psephologist
voting
voting booth
voting machine
voting slip
whistle-stop
elective
noun[ C ]
uk /iˈlek.tɪv/ us /ɪˈlek.tɪv/
a subject that someone chooses to study, in addition to the subjects that they have to study: 选修课
During the MBA you will choose ten to twelve electives from a large and varied portfolio.在整个工商管理硕士学习阶段,你需要从大量不同的课程中选修10到12门。
Students are strongly encouraged to take two years of a foreign language, and can then choose from eight other electives.
You can take my sociology class as an elective next year.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

University & college education
academe
academia
anti-university
beadle
business school
grad
graduate
hall
hall of residence
Oxon
Panhellenic
pass degree
poly
polytechnic
the groves of academeidiom
university
unselective
vice chancellor
warden
wardenship

elective | American Dictionary


elective
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ɪˈlek·tɪv/
chosen or decided by voting:
an elective office
Elective also means chosen but not necessary:
elective surgery

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elective
Let me point out that the electives themselves appear to be quite willing to face the question of a reserve power in that respect.
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The memorandum of the electives absolutely denies that there is any racial antipathy.
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Between 1995-2000, the campus received four temporary buildings for use as alternate classrooms and for electives.
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More than 250 electives allow students to customize their programs.
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Within the general management programme, they have the possibility to choose from over 20 specialisation tracks and more than 150 electives.
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The health and physical education program are electives, based with a strong emphasis on lifelong wellness and making intelligent lifestyle choices.
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In addition, students can choose from a wide range of specialized electives.
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Though the program begins with students required to take a spectrum of mandatory courses, it later allows an extremely broad range of electives.
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Recommended electives came from other departments other than the school itself and would continue to expand to different departments and areas in the future.
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In the second year, they will pursue advanced electives and complete a concentration.
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Over the second and third terms, students take three electives out of the 16 offered by the college.
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Lakeview also offers art, band, and choir as electives.
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After the first year, full-time upper-division students select from more than 150 hours of upper-division course electives to complete the required 91 credit hours.
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As the school grew, more electives were added to the curriculum, such as art and choral music.
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Each student is required to take two electives per semester.
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