opt

v.选择

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
opt (verb)
intransitive verb
to make a choice , especially to decide in favor of something - opted for a tax increase Tom Wicker
opt (abbreviation)
1.
optical; optician; optics
2.
option; optional
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
opt (verb)
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
SYNONYMS:
choose, conclude, determine, figure, name, opt, resolve, settle (on upon)
RELATED WORDS:
decree, rule; cull, elect, handpick, pick, prefer, select, single (out); adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, find, judge, referee, rule (on), umpire; chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull (over), ponder, question, ruminate, study, think (about over), weigh
NEAR ANTONYMS:
abstain, decline, refuse, reject, turn down; delay, halt, hesitate, stall, temporize; shilly-shally, vacillate, waffle, waver
opt (verb)
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
SYNONYMS:
cherry-pick, cull, elect, handpick, name, opt (for), pick, prefer, select, single (out), tag, take
RELATED WORDS:
preselect; appoint, designate, fix, mark, nominate, set, tab, tap; accept, adopt, embrace, espouse; settle (on upon)
NEAR ANTONYMS:
disapprove, negative, repudiate, spurn; discard, jettison, throw away, throw out
decline, refuse, reject, turn down
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