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

• 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。
• She opted for coffee.
  她选择了咖啡。
• 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。
• She opted for a winter vacation, instead of one in the summer.
  她选择了在冬天休假而不是在夏天休假。
• 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。
• Since she's opted to forego all appeals.
  因为她选择了放弃上诉。
• On others, they have opted to thumb their noses at the US.
  在其它问题上，它们选择对美国嗤之以鼻。
• Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
  金为主卧室挑选了偏冷色调的蓝色和黄色。
• For this article, I opted for twitter, a Ruby wrapper by John Nunemaker.
  对于本文，我选择使用twitter，这是由JohnNunemaker编写的Ruby包装器。
• 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。