option 英 [ˈɒpʃn]   美 [ˈɑpʃn]

option

option  英 [ˈɒpʃn] 美 [ˈɑpʃn]

n. [计] 选项;选择权;买卖的特权 

名词复数:options 

You should choose the second option, though. 但是您应该选择第二个选项。
Once you have some lists you can go back to your tasks by choosing the Tasks option. 一旦你有了这些列表,你就能通过选择任务选项返回到你的任务。

  • An option is a possibility or choice. In football, a quarterback with three wide receivers has (at least) three throwing options.
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  • n. [计] 选项;选择权;买卖的特权
  • 1. You should choose the second option, though.

    但是您应该选择第二个选项。

  • 2. Once you have some lists you can go back to your tasks by choosing the Tasks option.

    一旦你有了这些列表,你就能通过选择任务选项返回到你的任务。

  • 3. In this section, you learn the pros and cons of each option.

    在这一部分中,您将学习每个选项的优点和缺点。

  • option (n.) c. 1600, "action of choosing," from French option (Old French opcion), from Latin optionem (nominative optio) "choice, free choice, liberty to choose," from root of optare "to desire, choose," from PIE root *op- (2) "to choose, prefer." Meaning "thing that may be chosen" is attested from 1885. Commercial transaction sense first recorded 1755 (the verb in this sense is from 1934). As a North American football play, it is recorded from 1954.
op·tion AWL / ˈɒpʃn ; NAmE ˈɑːpʃn / noun , verb option options noun 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do 可选择的事物;选择;选择权;选择的自由 As I see it, we have two options… 据我看,我们有两种选择… There are various options open to you. 你有多种选择。 Going to college was not an option for me. 上大学不是我可以选择的道路。 I had no option but to (= I had to)ask him to leave. 我别无选择,只有请他离开。 option(of doing sth) Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year. 学生在二年级时可以选择出国学习。 option(to do sth) A savings plan that gives you the option to vary your monthly payments. 一项允许你每月自由存款的储蓄方案。 This particular model comes with a wide range of options (= things you can choose to have when buying sth but which you will have to pay extra for). 这一型号有各式各样的配件可供选择。 2 [countable ] a subject that a student can choose to study, but that they do not have to do 选修课 The course offers options in design and computing. 这一课程开了设计和计算机技术的选修科目。 3 [countable ] the right to buy or sell sth at some time in the future (未来的)买卖选择权 option(on sth) We have an option on the house. 我们有权购买这所房子。 He has promised me first option on his car (= the opportunity to buy it before anyone else). 他答应我可以优先买他的汽车。 option(to do sth) The property is for rent with an option to buy at any time. 这房子供出租,但可随时买下。 share options (= the right to buy shares in a company) 认股选择权 4 [countable ] ( computing ) one of the choices you can make when using a computer program 选项;选择 Choose the ‘Cut’ option from the Edit menu. 从编辑选单上选“剪切”项。 IDIOMS keep/leave your ˈoptions open to avoid making a decision now so that you still have a choice in the future 保留选择余地;暂不决定 the ˌsoft/ˌeasy ˈoption ( often disapproving) a choice which is thought to be easier because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc. 轻松的选择;捷径 They are anxious that the new course should not be seen as a soft option. 他们盼望新办法不会被视为捷径。 He decided to take the easy optionand give them what they wanted. 他决定顺水推舟,他们要什么就给什么。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 option choice alternative possibility These are all words for sth that you choose to do in a particular situation. 以上各词均指某种情况下的选择。 option something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do 指可选择的事物、选择、选择权、选择的自由: As I see it, we have two options… 据我看,我们有两种选择… Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year. 学生在二年级时可以选择出国学习。 NOTE Optionis also the word used in computing for one of the choices you can make when using a computer program. *option 亦指计算机程序里的选项、选择: Choose the ‘Cut’ option from the Edit menu. 从编辑选单上选择“剪切”项。 choice the freedom to choose what you do; something that you can choose to have or do 指选择权、选择的自由、选择、可选择的事物: If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow. 如果让我选择,我明天就停止工作。 There is a wide range of choices open to you. 你有很多选择。 alternative something that you can choose to have or do out of two or more possibilities 指可供选择的事物、其中一种选择: You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly: those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取,或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。 option, choice or alternative? 用 option、choice 还是 alternative? Choiceis slightly less formal than optionand alternativeis slightly more formal. Choiceis most often used for ‘the freedom to choose’, although you can sometimes also use option(but not usually alternative). *choice 较 option 稍非正式,而 alternative 更正式些。表示选择权或选择的自由最常用 choice,不过有时也可用 option,但通常不用 alternative: If I had the choice/option, I would… 如果让我选择,我会… If I had the alternative, I would… parental choice in education 父母在教育方面的选择权 parental option/alternative in education Things that you can choose are options, choicesor alternatives.However, alternativeis more frequently used to talk about choosing between two things rather than several. 表示可选择的事物用 option、choice 或 alternative 均可。不过,alternative 较常用以指两个而非多个可选项。 possibility one of the different things that you can do in a particular situation 指某种情况下可选择的事物: We need to explore a wide range of possibilities. 我们需要探究各种可能的情况。 The possibilities are endless. 可想的办法是无穷的。 NOTE Possibilitycan be used in a similar way to option, choiceand alternative,but the emphasis here is less on the need to make a choice, and more on what is available. *possibility 的用法与 option、choice 和 alternative 相似,不过其重点主要在于可选择的事物而非需要作出选择。 PATTERNS with / with the option/choice/possibility ofsth a(n) good / good option/choice/alternative the onlyoption/choice/alternative/possibility open tosb to havea/an/the option/choice of doing sth to have nooption/choice/alternative but todo sth a number / number options/choices/alternatives/possibilities verb optionsth to buy or sell the right to own or use sth, at some time in the future 购买(或出售)…的选择权 The novel has been optioned for the screen by his production company. 这部小说改编成影视作品的权利已经被他的制作公司买下了。 op·tion / ˈɒpʃn ; NAmE ˈɑːpʃn /
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