opt

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opt /ɒpt $ ɑːpt/ verb [intransitiveI]

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 verbphr v to decide to join a group or system 决定加入，选择参加〔团体或制度〕

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 verbphr v

a) AVOIDto avoid doing a duty 逃避职责

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

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〕

Examples from the Corpus

opt out• Employees who do not wish to be part of the company's healthcare program can opt out if they want to.• The treaty gave Britain the right to opt out of the single European currency system.

opt of• The sixties had been a very difficult decade to opt out of.• David felt sick and opted out of going to his Uncle's house for dinner that night• None of us can opt out of it.• The cracks in the moral edifice are visibly growing: people are beginning to opt out of its orthodoxies.• Miller opted out of military service for religious reasons.• Income transfers, in contrast, allow individuals to effectively opt out of the capitalistic process.• The lines gave their employees the choice of opting out of the trip.

opt of• The sixties had been a very difficult decade to opt out of.• None of us can opt out of it.• The cracks in the moral edifice are visibly growing: people are beginning to opt out of its orthodoxies.• Income transfers, in contrast, allow individuals to effectively opt out of the capitalistic process.• The lines gave their employees the choice of opting out of the trip.

Examples from the Corpus

opt• 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 Dictionary

optopt /ɒptɑːpt/ verb [intransitiveI]

to choose one thing rather than another

opt for

Faced with voluntary redundancy, nearly half the managers opted instead for early retirement.

opt against

The airline opted against a cut in fares because such a move is almost always matched quickly by rivals.

opt to do something

Policyholders opting to get out early would be entitled to about 48 cents on the dollar.

→ opt out

Origin opt

(1800-1900) French opter, from Latin optare “to choose”

opt verb

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