1.elect的基本意思是从多个有可能性的个体中选择一个作为采纳或接受的对象。着重选择的仔细和谨慎,含有抛弃未被选中者的意味。elect还可表示作出这种选择的“决定”。
2.elect是及物动词,作“选举”解时,跟名词、代词作宾语,也可接动词不定式或“(to be/as)+n.”充当补足语的复合宾语。elect可用于被动结构。
3.作“决定”讲时,则接动词不定式或that从句。
4.elect后表示职务的名词前通常不加冠词。

elect to(v.+prep.)
选进 vote for a position for sb in a chosen group
▲elect sb to sth
They elected me to the Board of Directors.他们选举我进入董事会。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
After only a year in the sports club, the youngest player was elected to the committee.参加运动俱乐部仅一年,那位最年轻的运动员就被选进了委员会。
Two women have been elected to the council.有两位妇女被选入理事会。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Americans elect a President every four years.美国人民每隔四年选一次总统。
They elected a new mayor.他们选了一位新市长。
We elected two deputies among us.在我们当中选两名代表。
Concentrators in geological sciences elect either geology or geography.主修地质学的学生要选修地质学或地理课程。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The chairman was elected by secret ballot.主席由无记名投票选举。
▲S+～+to-v
I elect to stay.我决定留下来。
He elected to become an engineer.他决定当工程师。
She has elected to become an agronomist.她决心做一个农学家。
They elected to go on foot.他们决定步行去。
If you elect to be tried by a jury, the justices will refer the case to quarter sessions.假如你愿意由陪审团来审理,法官将把此案移交地方法院。
Employees may elect to take their pensions in monthly payments or as single lump sum.雇员可选择每月或一笔一次性领取的退休金。
They elected to die fighting rather than surrender.他们宁愿战死也不愿投降。
▲S+～+that-clause
He elected that he should become a doctor.他决定要做一名医生。
用作宾补动词
▲S+～+n./pron.+(to be/as) n.
We elected him (to be) monitor.我们选他当班长。
They elected him (as) President.他们选他作为主席。
They elected Tom (as) their Member of Parliament.他们选汤姆为国会议员。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
He was elected to be monitor.他被选为班长。
Only someone born in the US can be elected as President.只有在美国出生的人才能被选为总统。
She was elected as chairman.她被选为主席。
▲S+～+n./pron.+to-v
They elected him to speak at the meeting.他们推举他在会上发言。
其他
The committee is made up of men and women elected by the people.委员会由人民选出的人员组成。

elect, appoint, designate, name, nominate
参见designate条。

elect, choose, collect, pick, select, single
参见collect条。

1.“They elected him as mayor.”这种句型以前认为少用,但近年已渐多见,尤其在美式英语中。且“elect...as...”结构常用于被动结构。
2.elect在作“选择…作为职业”解时,可用elect sth as的结构。例如:
Gauguin elected painting (as) a career when he was in his thirties.高更在30多岁时以绘画为生。
3.以投票的方式选举,用elect,以其他方式选择用choose, select或pick。