elect select vote choose的共同用法与区别

elect/select/choose可以放在一起比较，详见下列。vote与其他三个单词区别较大，主要是指投票给某人，投票决定某事，公认等含义。

choose,select,elect,pick
These verbs mean to make a choice from a number of possibilities.
这些动词都指从一些可能性中做出选择。
Choose implies the use of judgment in taking one of several persons, things, or courses of action:
Choose 含有运用判断力在一些人、物或行为方式中选出一个的意思：
“We do not choose survival as a value; it chooses us” (B.F. Skinner).
“并不是我们把生存作为一种价值而选择了它；而是它选择了我们” （B·F·斯基纳）。
Select stresses fastidiousness in choosing from a wide variety:
Select 侧重于从许多不同种类中进行选择时的挑剔态度：
Four skiers will be selected to represent each country.
每个国家将选出四名滑雪者作为代表。
Elect strongly suggests deliberation in making a selection, usually between alternatives:
Elect 强烈地暗示着通常在两者之间作出挑选时的深思细想：
I elected not to go.
我决定不去。
Pick, likeselect, indicates care in choosing:
Pick 和select 一样，表示选择时的小心谨慎：
“Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round”