Word · Frequency #3825
opt
选择
To choose; select.
- 1.
To choose; select.
选择；挑选。
选择；挑选。
In use
She opts to take the train instead of driving.
He opted for the cheaper option.
Many employees are opting out of the retirement plan.
opt for + sth
表示选择某物或某种方案。
She opted for a career in medicine.
她选择了医学事业。
opt to do sth
表示选择做某事。
He opted to stay home.
他选择待在家里。
opt out (of sth)
表示决定不参与某事。
Several employees opted out of the retirement plan.
几名员工选择退出退休计划。
Verb forms
base opt · third person opts · -ing opting · past opted · past participle opted
选择
Common mistakes
I opted stay home.I opted to stay home.
动词 opt 之后必须接不定式 to，不能直接跟动词原形。
I opted the red one.I opted for the red one.
opt 是不及物动词，选择某物时需要加介词 for。
Connections
Collocations
- opt for
- 选择
- Many students opt for online courses because of their flexibility.许多学生因为灵活性而选择在线课程。
- opt to do
- 选择做某事
- She opted to work from home to save commuting time.她选择在家工作以节省通勤时间。
- opt out of
- 选择退出
- Employees can opt out of the pension plan if they wish.员工如果愿意可以选择退出养老金计划。
- opt in to
- 选择加入
- You need to opt in to receive marketing emails.你需要选择加入才能接收营销邮件。
Idioms & figurative uses
- opt out
- 选择退出She decided to opt out of the company's retirement plan.她决定退出公司的退休计划。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
opt是option的动词形式，去掉-ion就是“选”，记作“选op”中的op即opt。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或中性场合，多出现在书面语和正式对话中，如决策、选择等语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -opt such as adopt and co-opt rhyme with opt (same /ɒpt/). However, a common lookalike like apt (spelled similarly but with /æpt/) does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.