These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.以上各词均含选择、挑选人或物之义。
to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available指选择、选取人或物：
You choose─I can't decide.
你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
[often passive] to choose sb/sth, usually carefully, from a group of people or things指仔细选择、挑选：
He was selected for the team.
他已入选进队了。
a randomly selected sample of 23 schools
随机抽选的23所学校
( rather informal ) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things指选择、挑选：
She picked the best cake for herself.
她为自己挑了一块最好的蛋糕。
Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. When you select sth, you choose it carefully, unless you actually say that it is selected randomly/at random . Pick is a more informal word and often a less careful action, used especially when the choice being made is not very important. |
to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action指选择是否采取某种行动：
After graduating she opted for a career in music.
毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.
经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。
( rather informal ) to choose sth指选择某物：
I think I'll go for the fruit salad.
我想要水果色拉。
to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention指单独挑出：
She was singled out for criticism.
单单她一个人受到了批评。
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To keep the cost down , opt for a basic model
要想花钱少些，就选择基本的型号。
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Our students can also opt to stay in residence .
我们的学生也可以选择住校。
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Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut .
许多工人宁肯下岗也不接受减薪。
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After a lot of thought , I opted against buying a motorbike .
经过反复考虑，我决定不买摩托车。
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After graduating she opted for a career in music .
毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
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Depending on your circumstances you may wish to opt for one method or the other
依据自身情况的不同，你可能希望选择这种或那种方法。
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Under the agreement the Vietnamese can opt out at any time .
依据该协定，越南有权随时选择退出。
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He proposed that only those countries which were willing and able should opt in to phase three
他提议只有那些有意愿而且有能力的国家才应参与第三阶段。
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If your water usage is very small it may be worthwhile opting for a meter .
要是用水量很小，就可以考虑装一个水表。
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People still opt for monogamy and marriage .
人们仍然选择一夫一妻制。
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He didn 't exactly opt out because he never opted in .
确切地说他并没有退出，因为他压根儿就没有参加。
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Next year 's crop of undergraduates opting to take physics represents just 2 per cent of all undergraduates .
明年选修物理的大学生仅占大学生总数的2%。
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Many say that , given a choice , they would opt for a holiday to put the pep back in their lives .
很多人说，要是能选择，他们宁愿选择休假来恢复活力。
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When he came to decorate the kitchen , Kenneth opted for a friendly rustic look
装修厨房的时候，肯尼思选择的是一种亲切质朴的田园风格。
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Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom .
金为主卧室挑选了偏冷色调的蓝色和黄色。
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The Chancellor has opted to plough on with policies that could run his coalition on to the rocks .
总理选择了苦苦执行可能使他的联合政府触礁的政策。
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If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project , it will go into liquidation .
如果这些银行不再对这个倒霉的项目提供支持，它也就破产了。
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What courses are most students opting for ?
多数学生选什么课程？
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Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week .
在上周发出的一封信中，摩根通知哈斯拉姆政府他决定退出。
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Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the out souring plan , which has not been finalized .
哈斯拉姆则表示，院校可以自由选择参加或退出外包方案，并且该方案尚未敲定。
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They found that the majority of both kids and adults opted for a half-sized portion when combined with a prize .
他们发现，当与奖品结合时，大多数的孩子和成年人选择了半份的食物。
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But critics say the digital access codes represent the same profit-seeking ethos of the textbook business , and are even harder for students to opt out of .
但批评家认为这些数字访问代码代表着和教科书生意相同的寻利观念，甚至令学生更难不参与其中。
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But because it 's all digital it eliminates the used book market and eliminates any sharing and because homework and tests are through an access code , it eliminates any ability to opt out .
但是因为全部数字化，这就淘汰了旧书市场，消除了任何形式的共享。而且由于作业和考试是通过一个访问代码进行的，所以也消除了任何不参与其中的可能。
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Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons ．
父母只有在有限的医疗或宗教原因下才能选择退出。
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Now , several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out ．
现在有几个州正通过增加新的选择退出的法规来加强法律。
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Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten ．
更糟糕的是,州法律使得所有进入幼儿园的儿童都很容易选择不接种本应接种的疫苗。
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If he opts out this summer , he d sign a five year deal .
如果今夏跳出，他估计会签五年
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The Muslim brothers look as if they will opt for civil society rather than theocracy .
穆斯林兄弟看起来好像更适合文明的社会，而非神权统治。
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One player hoping to get another chance to shine if Mourinho opts to rest Cole backBridge .
假如穆里尼奥安排阿。科尔轮休，那么同一位置上的将会得到一个上场的机会来证实自己
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Therefore if you want your profile picture on social media sites to be perceived as attractive , opt for a group shot with friends .
所以如果你想让社交网站上的头像显得漂亮，就选一张和朋友的合照吧。
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