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词汇 opt
释义 opt
verb[ I ]
uk /ɒpt/ us /ɑːpt/
C1
to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others: 选择,挑选;(尤指)优先选择
Mike opted for early retirement.迈克选择了提前退休。
[ + to infinitive ]Most people opt to have the operation.大多数人选择动手术。
Synonym
choose
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to choose or choose to do something
chooseThere are thirty-one flavours of ice cream to choose from.
pickHe's been picked for the school football team.
selectWe've selected three candidates.
opt (for)Mike's opted for early retirement.
decide (on)I've decided on blue walls for the bathroom.
go forUKI think I'll go for the chocolate cake.
Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a passport to a good job.许多学生选择学商科仅仅是因为它似乎是找到好工作的一种手段。
During the recession, the government opted for a policy of pay/wage restraint rather than a reduction in public investment.在经济衰退时期,政府选择的政策是限制工资增长,而不是削减公共投资。
Instead of paying in one lump sum, he opted to pay in monthly instalments.
Many commuters are opting to cycle to work.
Both boys opted for the Navy when they left school.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Taking and choosing
adopt
adopted
adoption
appoint
bags I...idiom
be your best betidiom
cull
empanel
faute de mieux
favoured
filterable
first choice
picker
Robin Hood
select
selection
selective
selectively
skim
you pays your money and you takes your choice/chanceidiom

Phrasal verbs


opt in
opt out

opt | American Dictionary


opt
verb[ I ]
us/ɑpt/
to make a choice, esp. for one thing or possibility in preference to any others:
Instead of a soft drink, she opted for water.
He opted out of the health insurance plan (= chose not to be a part of it).

opt | Business English


opt
verb[ I ]
uk /ɒpt/us
to choose one thing or possibility rather than others:
opt for sthMike opted for early retirement.
opt to do sthCustomers can opt to receive their statements online rather than through the mail.

Phrasal verbs


opt in
opt out

Examples of opt


opt
Unfortunately, many cognitive scientists have opted for a preferred cognitive paradigm while ignoring or misinterpreting critical technical issues.
No matter what type of process has been selected, all recent plants have opted to disinfect their effluent prior to discharge.
As my theory predicts, she first opted to implement less costly tools that were available to her, such as purges and patronage appointments.
Twelve patients underwent surgical repair and one patient opted for medical management.
Those proclaimed to be 'kin' by the employer frequently let down their patron, opting for those employers who can provide regular work and income.
Its proponents opt for a more reflexive perspective on museums and their visitors.
We opted to compare our simulations with the odd day observations.
Neither of these choices offers an attractive life strategy, but, out of sheer informational desperation, more and more people are opting for the second alternative.
Instead, it opted for what it saw as the safer path of conformity.
It meant opting for and cultivating a positivistically orientated scientific ethos, for an emancipation from the ethos of the party soldier.
Most psychologists studying later-life well-being have opted for the second explanation, and embarked on a search for the mechanisms entailed.
Of the various approaches to personality, they are clearly opting for trait and social cognitive approaches as the likely sources of valid data.
More boys than girls appeared to be concerned about the importance of friends opting for the same subjects.
The paper demonstrates that such universities have opted for a rather flexible policy on the medium of education.
The first solution is simple and effective, but we opted for the third alternative because it has fewer limitations.
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