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optopt /ɑpt / verb [transitive] opt to do sth / for sth to choose or decide to do something after thinking about it选择；挑选◆After graduating, she opted for a career in music.毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。◆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。➨ THESAURUS 同义词辨析chooseselect ◇ pick ◇ decide ◇ opt ◇ go forThese words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.以上词均表示选择、挑选。chooseto decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available选择；选取I can't decide – you choose.你来选吧，我拿不定主意。select(formal) to choose a person or thing, usually carefully, from a group of people or things（仔细）选择；（精心）挑选He was selected for the team.他被选入队。a randomly selected sample of 23 schools随机抽选的 23 所学校ⓘ This word is often used in the passive. When you select something, you choose it carefully, unless you actually say that it is selected randomly / at random. * select 常用被动语态。select 表示仔细挑选，除非特意说明 select randomly / at random （随机选取）。pick(somewhat informal) to choose a person or thing from a group of people or things, especially when the choice being made is not very important随意选择Pick a number between one and ten.在一到十之间选出一个数。decideto choose between two or more possibilities决定；选定We're still trying to decide on a movie.我们仍然在考虑看哪部电影。optto choose to take or not to take a particular course of action选择（是否采取某种行动）After graduating she opted for a career in music.毕业后她选择从事音乐工作。After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorcycle.经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。go for sth(somewhat informal) to choose something选择（某物）I think I'll go for the fruit salad.我想要水果沙拉。PATTERNS 句型to choose / pick / decide between A and / or Bto choose / select / pick A from Bto opt / go for sb / sthto choose / decide / opt to do sthto choose / select / pick sb / sth carefully / at randomrandomly chosen / selected / picked  ●opt out (of sth)to choose not to take part in something; to decide to stop being involved in something选择退出；决定不参与◆Several employees have opted out of the strike that was called by the union last week.几名雇员已经决定退出工会上个星期号召举行的罢工。 |