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

• She opted for coffee.
  她选择了咖啡。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。