opted

英 [ˈɒptɪd]

美 [ˈɑːptɪd]

v.  选择; 挑选
opt的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 选择；作出抉择
  If youopt forsomething, oropt todo something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.
  1. Depending on your circumstances you may wish to opt for one method or the other...
     依据自身情况的不同，你可能希望选择这种或那种方法。
  2. Our students can also opt to stay in residence.
     我们的学生也可以选择住校。

双语例句

• Unable to compete, the Europeans and particularly the Americans opted for the financial markets.
  无力参与竞争的欧洲人（尤其是美国人）转向了金融市场。
• After graduation she opted for a career in music.
  毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
• He didn't exactly opt out because he never opted in.
  确切地说他并没有退出，因为他压根儿就没有参加。
• I opted for a second technique that I'll call hide-and-seek.
  因此，我选择了第二种技巧，我称之为hide-and-seek。
• They have thus opted for a fairly swift transitional period.
  他们已经选择了一种公平且迅速的过渡计划。
• When asked how they define success, respondents opted for less tangible benefits than salary.
  当被问到如何定义成功时，回应者选择了和工资相比并不那么实实在在的好处。
• Only a few said they would miss their boss, and even fewer opted to fawn.
  只有几个员工说他们会想念他们的老板，选择说奉承话的员工就更少了。
• We opted for secret inquiries, where overt ones would have been for more productive.
  于是，在本来通过公开调查可以见效得多的问题，我们选择了进行秘密调查的方式。
• American lawmakers have opted for a more cautious approach.
  美国的议员则选择了一种更为谨慎的方式。
• Nearly half relied on cellphone sound for treatment, others used light and a couple opted for vibrations.
  近一半回答说依靠手机声音进行治疗，其他则使用光，一些选择了振动。