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

• 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。
• 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。
• Many opted for joint EMBA programmes, but it has not all been plain sailing.
  许多院校选择了联合开办高级管理人员工商管理硕士（EMBA）项目，但这个过程并非一帆风顺。
• For the2009 documentary, This Is It, the Estate of Michael Jackson opted for the first approach.
  对于2009年的纪录片&《就是这样》（ThisIsIt），迈克尔·杰克逊的遗产管理公司选择了第一种方法。
• 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。
• My father left the choice of career to me, and I opted for law.
  父亲让我自己选择职业，我选择了法律。
• She opted for a winter vacation, instead of one in the summer.
  她选择了在冬天休假而不是在夏天休假。
• 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。
• Since she's opted to forego all appeals.
  因为她选择了放弃上诉。
• But this time, Asian equities opted not to "embrace simplicity".
  但这一次，亚洲股票却没有选择“抱朴”。