opt
verb [ I ] uk/ɒpt/ us/ɑːpt/
C1 选择，挑选;（尤指）优先选择
to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others
Mike opted for early retirement. 迈克选择了提前退休。
[ + to infinitive ] Most people opt to have the operation. 大多数人选择动手术。
Synonym: choose
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- Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a passport to a good job.
- During the recession, the government opted for a policy of pay/wage restraint rather than a reduction in public investment.
- Instead of paying in one lump sum, he opted to pay in monthly instalments.
- Many commuters are opting to cycle to work.
- Both boys opted for the Navy when they left school.
Phrasal verbs
opt in 主动选择加入
to choose to be part of an activity, arrangement, etc.
Company policy is to leave new workers out of the pension scheme, unless they choose to opt in. 公司政策是新员工除非主动要求加入，否则不把他们列入养老金计划内。
opt out 选择不参与;选择退出
to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it
Within any society, there will usually be people who decide to opt out (= choose not to live the way most people do). 通常，任何社会里都会有人决定不按常规方式生活。
Employees can choose to opt out of the pension scheme. 个人可以选择不参加养老金制度。