opting out
noun/ˌɒptɪŋ ˈaʊt/
/ˌɑːptɪŋ ˈaʊt/
[uncountable]- (in Britain) the process of choosing to leave a previous system in order to become more independent. The Conservative government in the 1990s encouraged many secondary state schools to opt out of Local Education Authority control and receive money directly from the central government so that they could be more like independent businesses. Hospitals were also encouraged to opt out by applying to become hospital trusts.
退出：选择离开以前的系统以变得更加独立的过程。1990年代，保守党政府鼓励许多州立中学退出地方教育局的控制，直接从中央政府那里获得资金，使它们更像是独立企业。还鼓励医院选择通过申请成为医院信托来退出。