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Co Opt Opt N Verb 动词   [V Ed Group

英语单词 co-opt
英美音标 英 美
中文释义 vt.增选;由现会员选举;指派
英语例句 (1) I think I'll opt out of this game.
(2) co opt
(3) They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.
(4) Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co.
(5) Most people opt for buying their own homes rather than renting them.
(6) He took one sip of the wine and opt it out .
中文例句 (1) 我不想参加这场比赛。
(2) 补选
(3) 他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
(4) 千代田寿险公司(日本)
(5) 大多数人愿意买房子而不愿意租房子。
(6) 他喝了一点点酒,马上就吐了出来。
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]拉拢;笼络 If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you.
  [V n]
  • Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics...

    华莱士先生竭力拉拢而不是击败他的批评者们。

  • Sofia Petrovna co-opted Natasha as her assistant.

    索菲亚·彼得罗夫娜拉拢娜塔莎做她的助手。

2
[VERB 动词]指派;指定 If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way.
  [be V-ed into/onto n]
  [V n]
  • He was co-opted into the Labour Government of 1964...

    他被指派加入了1964年的工党政府。

  • He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him.

    他得到授权可以挑选自己想要的任何人加入他的团队。

3
[VERB 动词]借鉴,吸取(口号或政策等) If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves.
  [V n]
  • He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image.

    他借鉴了很多民族主义标语,建立了一个平民主义者的形象。

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