opt
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they opt | |
| he / she / it opts | |
| past simple opted | |
| past participle opted | |
| -ing form opting |
to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action 选择；挑选 - opt for/against something
After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。 After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike. 经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。 - opt to do something
Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut. 许多工人宁愿离职也不接受减薪。
Synonyms choosechoose- select
- pick
- decide
- opt
- go for
- choose to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available:
You choose—I can’t decide. 你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
- select [often passive] to choose somebody/something, usually carefully, from a group of people or things:
He was selected for the team. 他已入选进队了。 a randomly selected sample of 23 schools 随机抽选的 23 所学校
- pick (rather informal
) to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things: 指选择、挑选： She picked the best cake for herself. 她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
choose, select or pick? 用 choose、select 还是 pick？ - decide to choose between two or more possibilities:
We’re still trying to decide on a venue. 我们仍在想法确定地点。
- opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action:
After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。 After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike. 经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。
- go for something (rather informal
) to choose something: 指选择某物： I think I’ll go for the fruit salad. 我想要水果色拉。
- to choose/decide between A and/or B
- to choose/select/pick A from B
- to opt/go for somebody/something
- to choose/decide/opt to do something
- to choose/select/pick somebody/something carefully/at random
- randomly chosen/selected/picked
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French opter, from Latin optare ‘choose, wish’.- opt for/against something