opt

choose, select, elect, pick, prefer, opt

动词 opt:

1. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative
   同义词：choose, prefer

1. Most people opt for buying their own homes rather than renting them.
   大多数人愿意买房子而不愿意租房子。
2. He opted to go to Paris rather than London.
   他决定去巴黎，不去伦敦。

opt

v.intr.（不及物动词）
opt.ed,opt.ing,opts
To make a choice or decision:
选择或决定：
例句：
opted for early retirement; opted not to go.
选择提早退休，选择不去

<常用词组>opt out 【俚语】
To choose not to participate in something:
决定不参加某组织，脱离：
例句：
.give individual schools the right to opt out of the local educational authority.(Newsweek)
.给予每一学校有脱离地方教育行政体系的权利.(新闻周刊)

来源：
French opter
法语 opter
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin opt3re
源自 拉丁语 opt3re