opt

英 [ɒpt]

美 [ɑːpt]

v.  选择; 挑选

现在分词：opting　过去分词：opted　过去式：opted　第三人称单数：opts　

考研IELTSTEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.3825 / COCA.4704

短语动词

短语用例

opt in (to sth)

• 决定加入；选择参与
  to choose to be part of a system or an agreement
  1. After graduating she opted for a career in music.
     毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
  2. Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.
     许多工人宁肯下岗也不接受减薪。

opt out (of sth)

• 决定退出；选择不参与
  to choose not to take part in sth
• 选择不受地方当局管理
  to choose not to be under the control of the local authority

牛津词典

verb

• 选择；挑选
  to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action
  1. After graduating she opted for a career in music.
     毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
  2. Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.
     许多工人宁肯下岗也不接受减薪。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 选择；作出抉择
  If youopt forsomething, oropt todo something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.
  1. Depending on your circumstances you may wish to opt for one method or the other...
     依据自身情况的不同，你可能希望选择这种或那种方法。
  2. Our students can also opt to stay in residence.
     我们的学生也可以选择住校。

英英释义

verb

• select as an alternative over another
  1. I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
  2. She opted for the job on the East coast
  Synonym:chooseprefer

双语例句

• We can opt to put the plug-in inside a ZIP file or within a directory.
  我们可以选择把插件放入ZIP文件或目录中。
• If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation.
  如果这些银行不再对这个倒霉的项目提供支持，它也就破产了。
• I opt rid of those papers.
  我扔掉了那些文件。
• This creates a private, writable version of/ usr and/ opt.
  这将创建一个私有、可写的/usr和/opt版本。
• While policymakers apply sedatives, investors opt for amphetamines.
  在政策制定者应用镇静剂时，投资者则选择了安非他明（一种毒品：译者注）。
• Of course, I hope that you will opt for my book.
  当然，我希望您选择我的书。
• He didn't exactly opt out because he never opted in.
  确切地说他并没有退出，因为他压根儿就没有参加。
• XAMPP is now installed in/ opt/ lampp.
  XAMPP现在已经被安装到/opt/lampp目录中了。
• Many say that, given a choice, they would opt for a holiday to put the pep back in their lives.
  很多人说，要是能选择，他们宁愿选择休假来恢复活力。
• To keep the cost down, opt for a basic model
  要想花钱少些，就选择基本的型号。