A recent study has found that within the past few yeas, many doctor had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance

(A) had elected early retirement rather than face

(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing

(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing

(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing

(E) have elected to retire early rather than face

我想问一下 elect 的用法

1.To select by vote for an office or for membership.
选举，竞选：通过选举挑选某人担任某种职务或作某一组织的成员
2.To pick out; select:
挑出；挑选：
例：elect an art course.选修艺术课
3.To decide, especially by preference:
决定：决定，尤指凭好恶决定：
例：elected to take the summer off.决定夏天休假
adj.（形容词）
1.Chosen deliberately; singled out.
精选的；选出的
2.Elected but not yet installed. Often used in combination:
选中的，选定的：选出而尚未就任的，常用于复合词中：
the governor-elect.州长当选人
3.Chosen for marriage. Often used in combination:
当选的：为婚嫁挑选的，常用于复合词中：
the bride-elect.准未婚妻

n.（名词）
1.One that is chosen or selected.
被选中的人
2.(used with a pl. verb)An exclusive group of people. Used with the :
（与复数动词连用）特权阶层，特权集团：排外的一群人，与the 连用：
one of the elect who have power inside the government.政府里有权的特权集团中的一员