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单词 opt
释义
opt
verb[I]
uk
/ɒpt/us
/ɑːpt/
C1
to make achoice,especiallyof one thing orpossibilityinsteadofothers:
选择，挑选；（尤指）优先选择
Mike optedforearlyretirement.迈克选择了提前退休。
[+ to infinitive]Mostpeopleopttohave theoperation.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.
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More examples
  • Manystudentsopt forbusinessstudiessimplybecause itsoundslike apassportto a goodjob.
  • During therecession, thegovernmentopted for apolicyofpay/wagerestraintratherthan areductioninpublicinvestment.
  • Instead ofpayingin onelumpsum, he opted topayinmonthlyinstalments.
  • Manycommutersare opting tocycletowork.
  • Bothboysopted for the Navy when theyleftschool.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking and choosing
  • adopt
  • adopted
  • adoption
  • appoint
  • bags I...idiom
  • either-or
  • elect
  • empanel
  • faute de mieux
  • favoured
  • go forsomeone
  • picker
  • plump
  • select
  • selection
  • selective
  • selectively
  • selectivity
  • selector
  • skim
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Phrasal verbs

opt in
opt out
(Definition ofoptfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

opt| American Dictionary

opt
verb[I]
us
/ɑpt/
to make achoice,esp. for one thing orpossibilityinpreferenceto anyothers:
Instead of asoftdrink, she opted forwater.
He opted out of thehealthinsuranceplan(=chosenot to be apartof it).
(Definition ofoptfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

opt| Business English

opt
verb[I]
uk
/ɒpt/us
tochooseone thing orpossibilityratherthanothers:
opt for sthMike opted for earlyretirement.
opt to do sthCustomers can opt toreceivetheirstatementsonlineratherthan through themail.

Phrasal verbs

opt in
opt out
(Definition ofoptfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopt

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Unfortunately, many cognitive scientists have opted for a preferred cognitive paradigm while ignoring or misinterpreting critical technical issues.
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No matter what type of process has been selected, all recent plants have opted to disinfect their effluent prior to discharge.
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As my theory predicts, she first opted to implement less costly tools that were available to her, such as purges and patronage appointments.
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Twelve patients underwent surgical repair and one patient opted for medical management.
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Those proclaimed to be 'kin' by the employer frequently let down their patron, opting for those employers who can provide regular work and income.
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Its proponentsoptfor a more reflexive perspective on museums and their visitors.
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We opted to compare our simulations with the odd day observations.
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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.
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Instead, it opted for what it saw as the safer path of conformity.
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It meant opting for and cultivating a positivistically orientated scientific ethos, for an emancipation from the ethos of the party soldier.
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Most psychologists studying later-life well-being have opted for the second explanation, and embarked on a search for the mechanisms entailed.
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Of the various approaches to personality, they are clearly opting for trait and social cognitive approaches as the likely sources of valid data.
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More boys than girls appeared to be concerned about the importance of friends opting for the same subjects.
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The paper demonstrates that such universities have opted for a rather flexible policy on the medium of education.
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The first solution is simple and effective, but we opted for the third alternative because it has fewer limitations.
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