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

• Management of Gome, to its credit, has opted for the latter.
  值得称赞的是，国美（Gome）管理层选择了后者。
• 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。
• 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。
• We opted to use Expect and create the callable routines that we needed.
  我选择使用Expect并且创建我们所需要的并且可随时使用的惯例。
• When he came to decorate the kitchen, Kenneth opted for a friendly rustic look
  装修厨房的时候，肯尼思选择的是一种亲切质朴的田园风格。
• Young people in Europe have traditionally opted for lifetime government or corporate jobs.
  传统上，欧洲年轻人会选择在政府或企业找一份可以干一辈子的工作。
• In rejecting a national dynasty, UP has opted for a local one.
  北方邦可谓是拒绝了一个全国性家族，选择了一个地方性家族。
• 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。
• 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。