option

['ɔpʃən]

n.选择权, 可选物
v.得到或获准进行选择

n.

1. 选择; 选择权; 选择自由[U]

She had no option but to quit her job in order to take care of her child.

为了照顾孩子, 她别无选择, 只好辞职。

It is at your option to stay or leave.

去留随你的便。

2. 可选择的东西; 选修科目[C]

What options do I have?

有什么可以让我选择?

How many options are there open to us?

我们有几种选择的可能?

3. 【经】买卖的特权[C]

John was granted an option to purchase 3, 000 shares at a purchase price of $7.00 per share.

约翰被授予三千股的股票购置权, 每股七美元。

She has taken an option on that piece of land.

她已取得那块土地的购置权。

词形变化

动词过去式: optioned | 动词过去分词: optioned | 动词现在分词: optioning | 动词第三人称单数: options |

词义辨析

同义:

n.供选择的事物

choice  alternative  substitute  equivalent  surrogate

n.选择, 任命, 决断

selection  adoption  acceptance  espousal  choice  nomination  vote  appointment  assignment  determination  judgment  opinion  discretion  will  conclusion  selectivity  decision  election

n.偏爱, 愿望

pleasure  taste  preference  wish  desire  propensity  inclination  partiality  predilection  prepossession

a.自愿的, 非强制的

voluntary  unforced  spontaneous  unprompted  unbidden  unsolicited  discretionary  volitional  free  independent  

同义参见:

freedom  refusal  

英英释义

名词 option:

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

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

同义词：alternative, choice

the act of choosing or selecting

同义词：choice, selection, pick

短语词组

have no/little option

1. 没有选择的余地

You must do it; you have no option.

你必须做, 你没有选择的余地。

补充

optionoption英:[ˈɔpʃən] 美:[ˈɑpʃən]n.1.选择(的自由)You will have to pay them; you have no option.你必须付给他们钱, 别无选择。2.可选择的办法The government has two options; to reduce spending or to increase taxes.政府有两种选择的办法:或是减少开支, 或是增加税收。3.附件, 配件The car includes air-conditioning among its options.这辆汽车的配件中包括空调设备。4.买卖选择权, 期权Jones has taken an option on shares in the company.琼斯已获得那家公司股票的期权。

例句

1. He had two options.他有两个选择。 2. That is their only option.那是他们唯一的选择。 3. I'm afraid that's not an option.那样恐怕不行。 4. the option of another referendum进行另一次公民投票的选择 5. Criminals are given the option of going to jail or facing public humiliation.罪犯可以选择要么坐牢, 要么当众受辱。 6. We had no option but to abandon the meeting.我们别无选择, 只能取消这次会议。 7. I am keeping my options open. I have not made a decision on either matter.我保留选择权, 这两样我还没决定选哪一个。 8. You'd better keep your options open; you don't know what's going to happen.你最好留点选择的余地, 还不知道会发生什么事。 9. I've got no option.我没有选择权。 10. Several options are offered for the student's senior year.学校为毕业班学生开设了几门选修课。 11. I did an option in biology.我选修了生物学课程。 12. I'm doing geology as my option.我在选修地质学。 13. 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。 14. a literary novel he optioned and sold to a major studio一部他获得了购买权并卖给了一家大电影制作公司的文学小说 15. choose the cheapest options for supplying energy.选择最便宜的能源供给方案。 16. she was given the option of resigning or being dismissed.让她在辞职和被开除之间作出抉择。 17. he has no option but to pay up.他别无选择，只能付账。 18. Columbia Pictures has an option on the script.哥伦比亚制片公司取得了该剧本的购买权。 19. She looked carefully at all the options before deciding on a career.她仔细考虑过所有可供选择的职业，然后才决定做哪一行。 20. You have the option of staying home or coming with us.你可以选择待在家里，也可以跟我们一起来。 21. He has the option to cancel the deal.他有权取消交易。 22. "Given the option [=choice], I'd rather stay home tonight."如果能够选择，我宁愿今晚待在家里。 23. "I'll probably take the job, but I'm leaving/keeping my options open [=waiting to decide; not making a final decision yet] for now."我很可能会接受那份工作，不过目前我还没有最终决定。 24. "For us, quitting is not an option. [=we cannot quit]"对我们来说，放弃是不行的。 25. You must accept the contract. There are no other options. [=alternatives]你们必须接受这份合同。没有其他选择。 26. We have a wide range of options available to us.供我们选择的范围很广。 27. "Menu options at the café include soups, salads, and sandwiches."这家咖啡馆的菜单上有汤类、沙拉和三明治可供选择。 28. Select an option from the drop-down menu.从下拉菜单中选择一项。 29. Filing taxes online is an option for people with Internet access.在线报税是互联网用户的选择。 30. I had no option but to start over.除了重新开始，我没有其他选择。 31. A good/better option is to do the work yourself.你亲自做这份工作是一个不错/更好的选择。 32. The scandal left him no option but to resign. [=forced him to resign]这一丑闻使他不得不辞职。 33. "Employees will each be granted/given options to buy 1,000 shares of company stock."每个员工将获得公司股票1000股的认购权利。 34. The option must be exercised within five years.买卖选择权必须在五年之内行使。 35. The company has taken an option on some land nearby. [=it has obtained the right to buy the land at a particular price]公司已经获得了附近一个地块的购买权。 36. The ad is for a condo to rent with an option to buy. [=a condo that you can choose to eventually buy for a specified price]这则广告上有一套带购房权的公寓招租。 37. A sunroof was one of the options that you could get with the car.活动顶板是你购车时可选择的附加配件之一。 38. I took an option in history last year.我去年选修了历史课。