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。
• Still, it is an encouraging sign that they have opted for acceptance rather than dogmatism.
  鼓舞人心的是他们选择了让大家普遍接受而不是独断。
• But bankers say he has opted to keep the business for the time being.
  但银行家们表示，他选择了暂时保留此项业务。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So far, it has opted not to be an active financier of the European countries threatened by crisis.
  目前为止，在欧洲国家面临经济危机威胁时中国已经选择了不做积极的金融家。
• 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。