| 单词 | opt |
| 释义 | Word family noun option adjective optional verb opt coopt adverb optionally opt /ɒpt $ ɑːpt/ ●●○ verb [intransitive] 1 CHOOSEto choose one thing or do one thing instead of another 选择，挑选opt for We finally opted for the wood finish. 最后我们选择了用木材作为终饰。opt to do something Many young people are opting to go on to college. 许多年轻人都选择上大学继续深造。2 opt in phrasal verb to decide to join a group or system 决定加入，选择参加〔团体或制度〕 to Employees have the choice to opt in to the scheme. 员工有权选择加入该计划。3 opt out phrasal verb a) AVOIDto avoid doing a duty 逃避职责 of You can’t just opt out of all responsibility for the child! 你不能就这样对孩子完全撒手不管！b) TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto decide not to be part of a group or system 决定不参与 of Britain wants to opt out of the new European regulations. 英国想选择不受欧盟新规定的约束。c) PEPGif a school or hospital in Britain opts out, it decides to control the money that it is given by the government, instead of being controlled by local government 〔英国学校或医院〕自主管理政府拨给的经费〔而非由地方政府来管理〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusopt• As against the classical, the serenely beautiful, Nietzsche was opting for the archaic.• After college, Ruffin opted for the Army over college.• This does not mean opting out of positive training or the setting of limits.• Suppose Holt's 6-year-old does opt out of school?• When her parents divorced, Mary Ann opted to live with her father.• For an additional £145 visitors can opt to vacate their hotel rooms for a two-night safari.opt to do something• Or, they can opt to block their numbers on a call-by-call basis by dialing star-67 before each call.• During December, struggling couples opt to delay their breakups until after Christmas.• Some tourists opt to drive to Chiapas from Cancun, which takes 10 hours or longer.• With the Socialists in most constituencies opting to go it alone in pursuit of an overall majority, the left was now divided.• Although Dole is bumping up against the federal spending ceiling, he could opt to ignore it altogether.• You can accept this suggestion and opt to make the two objects keep the alignment.• Many visitors opt to stay along the Costa Brava south of Barcelona.• For an additional £145 visitors can opt to vacate their hotel rooms for a two-night safari.• Paul's verdict: I found myself opting to wear or carry these simple track-suit-style pants more and more often.From Longman Business Dictionaryoptopt /ɒptɑːpt/ verb [intransitive] to choose one thing rather than anotheropt forFaced with voluntary redundancy, nearly half the managers opted instead for early retirement.opt againstThe airline opted against a cut in fares because such a move is almost always matched quickly by rivals.opt to do somethingPolicyholders opting to get out early would be entitled to about 48 cents on the dollar. → opt out→ See Verb tableOrigin opt (1800-1900) French opter, from Latin optare “to choose”opt verbChinese or one thing to choose thing Business one Corpus instead do |
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