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单词 opt
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Definition of opt in English:

opt

verb ɒptɑpt
[no object]
  • Make a choice from a range of possibilities.

    选择,作出抉择

    consumers will opt for low-priced goods

    消费者将选择低价商品。

    with infinitive pupils opting to continue with physics

    决定继续选修物理的学生。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Faced with the prospect of crippling student debts, many are opting to skip university and get on the career ladder.
    • The City of Toronto opts to provide streetcar service to its new boroughs itself under the Toronto Civic Railways name.
    • It will also give him another option if the selectors decide to opt for the extra bowler.
    • Always opt for four individual shots if possible so that you can choose the best of the four.
    • On her latest, Stone opts for original material, with mixed results.
    • Parents opting for single-sex schools take other factors into account, though.
    • Fortunately this doesn't happen and much to my relief, Sky decides to leave the dreadlocked wig and opts for the blonde one.
    • Instead of laser vision correction he opted to have a lens placed behind the pupils of his eyes.
    • The idea that they opted for such a lifestyle out of choice is both heartless and fanciful.
    • That may not seem like a big drop, especially if Treasury opts for the high end of the range.
    • But on that subject is it really anyone's business if a friend opts not to send you a bill for a job done?
    • With so many choices at her fingertips, she has opted for delicate, minute alterations.
    • Couples who opt to live more simply can still live on a single income, he suggested.
    • Police gave her the choice of a fine or going to court and Berthelsen opted for a trial.
    • Nonetheless, he should be financially secure for life when he opts to cash in his shares, though he says he is having too much fun at the moment to think about doing so.
    • Ann opted for a piece of caramelised apple tart and my choice was carrot cake.
    • Fewer students than ever are opting to study maths at a higher level.
    • It also means exercising regularly and opting for active living choices rather than the lazy ones.
    • The judge opts to decide later on what to do about the infuriating kid.
    • There remain some issues to resolve and a few players are still opting to continue their boycott.
    Synonyms
    choose, select, pick, pick out, decide on, go for, settle on, plump for/on, single out, take, fix on
    British pitch on

Phrasal Verbs

  • opt in

    • Choose to participate in something.

      决定参加

      the database would not include a person's name unless he opted in

      除非决定参加,否则数据库将不录入姓名。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Icelanders have the right to opt out of the scheme but Mannvernd, an organisation set up to stop the database going ahead, insists that the law should be reversed so that only medical information from citizens who chose to opt in is used.
      • In other words, instead of opting in as a donor, people would opt out if they did not want to donate.
      • Aside from all that, registering for the service was very quick and easy, and you are given the chance not to opt in to their mailing lists.
      • Murrayfield opted in to the law because it was envisaged at the time that football matches would be played at the stadium.
      • And if you do opt in, you'll be able to choose which people have access to what kind of information.
      • The rules lay down that companies may only send unsolicited sales messages via email to members of the public if they have actively opted in to receiving them.
      • Rather than feeling coerced, people willing to participate may find it burdensome to opt in.
      • Making them opt in won't solve the spam problem and will bring the industry to a standstill.
      • I chose to work normally (after taking part in several days of strikes) not because I want to opt in and out whenever it suits me, but because I could see that this dispute was, and still is, going nowhere.
      • It is neither rational nor reasonable to expect those who can opt out to opt in.
      • The extra costs were funded by the Department of Health according to a formula linked to the numbers of consultants expected to opt in.
      • The spokeswoman said the Executive preferred a major publicity campaign to encourage more people to opt in.
      • Some may say you have opted-out of receiving email while others may say you have opted in!
      • Parents hear about it from midwives, health visitors or friends, and those who opt in get monthly personal visits from a trained project worker and the chance to join in group meetings.
      • Senior Canadian officials have been in talks with their U.S. counterparts for months, trying to discern Northcom's scope and assess whether Ottawa should opt in.
      • With many university entrepreneurial programmes still in their infancy, Togneri admits that some involve courses that students can opt in or out of, while others are compulsory.
      • For operators that choose to opt in, Government would buy their equipment and claims.
      • Edinburgh, Glasgow and East Renfrewshire rate above one in five pupils, though that does not account for the large numbers, especially in the capital, who opt in to the independent sector.
      • A green pricing option is best suited to municipal utility services that choose not to opt in to competition.
      • He adds that technically the UK does not have a veto anyway, but that so far there has been no case of the other states going ahead without the UK or Ireland once they have opted in to discussions.
  • opt out

    • 1Choose not to participate in something.

      决定参加

      you can opt out of the state pension scheme
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Obviously if you both opted out of the exchange, this would be much less of an issue.
      • She opted out of the merger after a year to form a sole proprietorship in Marina Del Rey.
      • I thought for a while that he'd opted out of voicing his opinion, just like the rest.
      • If the property to be repaired is a home, find out whether your community has opted out of the state's new building code.
      • Although Jill Scott opted out of a college education for herself, she believes education is important for everybody, and that, while college is important, learning in and of itself is a life process.
      • Last spring, he opted out of football drills and chose instead to pitch for the USC baseball team, taking the hill in nine games.
      • I opted out of this one, as well, since I'm allergic to bee stings.
      • Some participants opted out of the riverside walk and used coaches to reach the Minster.
      • The most likely scenario remains that Grant, who opted out of the four years and $40 million he had left on his contract, will re-sign with the team.
      • Both candidates opted out of the public financing system for the primaries that would have limited spending to $45 million.
      • Our nearest neighbors, Canada and Mexico, have also opted out of the coalition.
      • When the National Hockey League opted out of the 2005 season, I figured I might as well fill the void by playing.
      • Some big merchants who opted out of the class action, including Home Depot, are still seeking damages in other suits.
      • After the arrangements were made, Love opted out of the event altogether, as she reportedly ‘missed her plane’ from Los Angeles.
      • A little-debated provision in the 1996 welfare reform law mandates a lifetime ban on welfare and food stamps for drug offenders, although New York is one of eight states that have opted out of the ban.
      • This couple opted out of a traditional church wedding and instead chose a two-in-one, wedding and honeymoon combined in beautiful St Lucia!
      • She opted out of counseling after a few sessions, some of which included her husband, and they ended up divorcing.
      • Is it any wonder Van Gundy opted out of putting this team on the floor 60 more times?
      • Where there is no record of the deceased patient's wishes, instead of being asked to consent to donation, they would be informed that their relative had not opted out of donation.
      • Of the 22 All Australian players chosen at the end of the season, 17 opted out of last month's series.
      1. 1.1British (of a school or hospital) decide to withdraw from local authority control.
        〈英〉(学校,医院)决定自主(不受当局控制)
        opting out might allow schools greater freedom
        Example sentencesExamples
        • Moreover, schools and hospitals were encouraged to opt out of local authority control, compete with one another, and manage their own budgets.
        • There have also been claims that there will be a more extensive handing of power to hundreds of the most successful schools - allowing them to borrow money, set their own rates of pay and effectively to opt out of local authority control.
        • The status allows hospitals to opt out of Government control.
        • But later that year, Nun Monkton was saved from the axe by becoming the first school in North Yorkshire to opt out of local authority control.
        • Laws which allowed schools to opt out of local authority control but still receive state funding were scrapped after devolution by the Executive.
        • The mild-mannered dentist is the former chair of the board of management at St Mary's school in Dunblane, which nine years ago became the first and only primary school to opt out of local authority control.
        • He is not against hospitals opting out and all the divisions that creates.
        • This is the process of allowing schools to opt out of local authority control and seek ‘grant maintained status’, being funded directly by central government.
        • IDS is also proposing to get charities to take over parts of the welfare state, allow all hospitals to opt out of state control and give longer sentences to persistent offenders.
        • They won't be able to undermine other schools opting out of local authority control at the expense of others.
        • Even this is nowhere near as far-reaching as what is being proposed south of the Border, where schools will be able to opt out of all local authority control and take on ‘trust’ status.
        • Primary schools, for example, will be allowed to opt out of local authority control and become ‘foundation’ schools with control of their own budgets.
        • If he were given the chance of opting out of local authority direct control to become a trust school, would he take it?
        • Heads of neighbouring schools will then be told to model themselves on the academies and will be able to opt out of local authority control.
        • The Education Bill will give schools greater ability to opt out of local authority control.
        • The latter were state schools that opted out of local authority control and voted to obtain funding directly from the government.

Origin

Late 19th century: from French opter, from Latin optare 'choose, wish'.

Rhymes

adopt, co-opt, Copt

Definition of opt in US English:

opt

verbɑptäpt
[no object]
  • Make a choice from a range of possibilities.

    选择,作出抉择

    consumers will opt for low-priced goods

    消费者将选择低价商品。

    with infinitive students opting to continue with physics

    决定继续选修物理的学生。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The judge opts to decide later on what to do about the infuriating kid.
    • Couples who opt to live more simply can still live on a single income, he suggested.
    • It will also give him another option if the selectors decide to opt for the extra bowler.
    • Nonetheless, he should be financially secure for life when he opts to cash in his shares, though he says he is having too much fun at the moment to think about doing so.
    • Fortunately this doesn't happen and much to my relief, Sky decides to leave the dreadlocked wig and opts for the blonde one.
    • Faced with the prospect of crippling student debts, many are opting to skip university and get on the career ladder.
    • That may not seem like a big drop, especially if Treasury opts for the high end of the range.
    • It also means exercising regularly and opting for active living choices rather than the lazy ones.
    • Fewer students than ever are opting to study maths at a higher level.
    • Parents opting for single-sex schools take other factors into account, though.
    • There remain some issues to resolve and a few players are still opting to continue their boycott.
    • The City of Toronto opts to provide streetcar service to its new boroughs itself under the Toronto Civic Railways name.
    • Police gave her the choice of a fine or going to court and Berthelsen opted for a trial.
    • With so many choices at her fingertips, she has opted for delicate, minute alterations.
    • The idea that they opted for such a lifestyle out of choice is both heartless and fanciful.
    • Instead of laser vision correction he opted to have a lens placed behind the pupils of his eyes.
    • Ann opted for a piece of caramelised apple tart and my choice was carrot cake.
    • But on that subject is it really anyone's business if a friend opts not to send you a bill for a job done?
    • On her latest, Stone opts for original material, with mixed results.
    • Always opt for four individual shots if possible so that you can choose the best of the four.
    Synonyms
    choose, select, pick, pick out, decide on, go for, settle on, plump for, plump on, single out, take, fix on

Phrasal Verbs

  • opt out

    • Choose not to participate in or carry on with something.

      决定不参加;退出

      they had both opted out of the medical plan
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Is it any wonder Van Gundy opted out of putting this team on the floor 60 more times?
      • Some participants opted out of the riverside walk and used coaches to reach the Minster.
      • Last spring, he opted out of football drills and chose instead to pitch for the USC baseball team, taking the hill in nine games.
      • She opted out of the merger after a year to form a sole proprietorship in Marina Del Rey.
      • Obviously if you both opted out of the exchange, this would be much less of an issue.
      • This couple opted out of a traditional church wedding and instead chose a two-in-one, wedding and honeymoon combined in beautiful St Lucia!
      • After the arrangements were made, Love opted out of the event altogether, as she reportedly ‘missed her plane’ from Los Angeles.
      • Both candidates opted out of the public financing system for the primaries that would have limited spending to $45 million.
      • Some big merchants who opted out of the class action, including Home Depot, are still seeking damages in other suits.
      • Where there is no record of the deceased patient's wishes, instead of being asked to consent to donation, they would be informed that their relative had not opted out of donation.
      • Our nearest neighbors, Canada and Mexico, have also opted out of the coalition.
      • When the National Hockey League opted out of the 2005 season, I figured I might as well fill the void by playing.
      • She opted out of counseling after a few sessions, some of which included her husband, and they ended up divorcing.
      • The most likely scenario remains that Grant, who opted out of the four years and $40 million he had left on his contract, will re-sign with the team.
      • I opted out of this one, as well, since I'm allergic to bee stings.
      • A little-debated provision in the 1996 welfare reform law mandates a lifetime ban on welfare and food stamps for drug offenders, although New York is one of eight states that have opted out of the ban.
      • I thought for a while that he'd opted out of voicing his opinion, just like the rest.
      • Although Jill Scott opted out of a college education for herself, she believes education is important for everybody, and that, while college is important, learning in and of itself is a life process.
      • If the property to be repaired is a home, find out whether your community has opted out of the state's new building code.
      • Of the 22 All Australian players chosen at the end of the season, 17 opted out of last month's series.

Origin

Late 19th century: from French opter, from Latin optare ‘choose, wish’.

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