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单词 option
音标
英[ˈɒpʃn] 美[ˈɑpʃn]
解释
n.选择(的自由);选项;选择权;选择能力;vt.得到或获准进行选择;调动球员;
例句

N-COUNT
可选择的事物
An option is something that you can choose to do in preference to one or more alternatives.
例:He's argued from the start that America and its allies are putting too much emphasis on the military option...他从一开始就认为美国及其盟国过于强调军事手段。
例:What other options do you have?你还有什么别的选择吗?

N-SING
选择;选择权
If you have the option of doing something, you can choose whether to do it or not.
例:Criminals are given the option of going to jail or facing public humiliation...罪犯可以选择要么坐牢,要么遭受当众羞辱。
例:We had no option but to abandon the meeting.我们别无选择,只有放弃这次会面。

N-COUNT
(将来的)购买权,出售权;期权
In business, an option is an agreement or contract that gives someone the right to buy or sell something such as property or shares at a future date.
例:Each bank has granted the other an option on 19.9% of its shares.两家银行都同意给予对方其19.9%股份的期权。

N-COUNT
选修课
An option is one of a number of subjects which a student can choose to study as a part of his or her course.
例:Several options are offered for the student's senior year.为毕业班学生开设了几门选修课。

PHRASE
暂不作决定;保留选择权
If you keep your options open or leave your options open, you delay making a decision about something.
例:I am keeping my options open. I have not made a decision on either matter.我保留选择权,这两件事我都还没有作出决定。

PHRASE
最容易的选择;最保险的选择
If you take the soft option, you do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation.
例:We take the soft option. I like to keep the crowd happy because that's what they pay for...我们决定采取最保险的方案。我希望让观众开心,因为他们就是为这个掏钱的。
例:The job of chairman can no longer be regarded as a convenient soft option.别再以为董事长这份工作是那么容易做的。
变形
third:options~done:optioned~pl:options~ing:optioning~past:optioned~

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