option
n. 选择; 选择权; 可选择的事物
An option is something that you can choose to do in preference to one or more alternatives.
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。
What other options do you have?
你还有什么别的选择吗?
If you have the option of doing something, you can choose whether to do it or not.
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。
We had no option but to abandon the meeting.
我们别无选择,只有放弃这次会面。
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.
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。
An option is one of a number of subjects which a student can choose to study as a part of his or her course.
Several options are offered for the student's senior year.
为毕业班学生开设了几门选修课。
If you keep your options open or leave your options open, you delay making a decision about something.
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。
If you take the soft option, you do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation.
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。
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。
1. the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
2. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen;
3. the act of choosing or selecting;
choice, alternative, preference, option, selection, election
这些名词均含有"选择"之意。
keep (或 leave) one's options open
暂时不作决定
not be an option
不可行
Jones has taken an option on shares in the company.
琼斯已获得那家公司股票的期权.
You will have to pay them; you have no option.
你必须付给他们钱, 别无选择.
By making the bold promise, he had burnt his bridges , for now he had no option but to go forward with the project.
作那样大胆的许诺, 他算破釜沉舟了, 现在他除了做之外已没有别的选择.
Personally, I prefer the second option.
就我个人而言,我倾向第二种选择。
It is not an unattractive option to make programmes for other companies.
为其他公司制作节目也不失为一个好的选择。
adj. 自愿的,非强制的
volitionalunbiddenspontaneousunpromptedvoluntaryindependentdiscretionaryfreeunforcedunsolicited
n. 供选择的事物
substituteequivalentchoicesurrogatealternative
n. 偏爱,愿望
pleasureprepossessionpartialitypreferencepropensitywishinclinationtastedesirepredilection
n. 选择,任命,决断
acceptancevotedecisiondiscretionjudgmentespousalchoiceappointmentnominationwillelectionconclusionselectivityassignmentopiniondeterminationselectionadoption
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