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| /ˈɒpʃn/ |
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| 1 | something that you can choose in a particular situation 选择；供选择的东西 |
| We’ ve discussed all the marketing options and decided to go for television advertising. 我们对所有供选择的市场推广方案进行了讨论，决定选择电视广告。 |
| +for We have three different options for financing the house. 我们有3种不同的供房方案可以选择。 |
| the option of doing sth You have the option of hiking there or going by bus. 你可以选择步行或坐公共汽车到那儿。 |
| have no option but to do sth She had no option but to admit the truth. 她没有别的选择，只好承认了实情。 |
| a viable option (=one that is likely to succeed) Terrorist leaders concluded that armed resistance was no longer a viable option. 行得通的选择 |
| | 1a | an extra feature on a new product such as a car that you can choose to add when you buy it （购买汽车等新产品时）可供选配的附件 | |
| | 1b | one of a range of things you can choose to do when you are using a computer program （计算机程序中的）选项 | | Choose the ‘save’ option from the File menu. 从文件菜单中选择“保存”这一选项。 | |
| | 1c | any course that a student can choose to take , in addition to the courses they must take 选修课 | |
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| 2 | business the right to buy or sell something in the future , for example property or stock in a company （将来）买卖（资产或股票等）的选择权；期权 |
| stock options 股票期权 |
| +on The airline has ordered 16 aircraft and has options on another 29. 这家航空公司已经定购了16架飞机并对另外29架飞机有购买权。 |
| the option to do sth If one partner dies, the others have the option to buy back their shares. 如果一个合伙人死了，其他的人有权买回他们的股票。 |
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| - | keep/leave your options open
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| to avoid making a decision now so that you will still have choices later |
| 暂不作决定；保留灵活的选择权 |
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| - | soft/easy option BRITISH
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| something that is easy to do but may not be the best thing to do |
| 轻松/容易的选择 |
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