/ˈɒpʃn ||; ˈɑpʃən/noun
[U] [C] something that you can choose to do; the freedom to choose 选择;选择的自由:
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。Students have the option of studying part-time or full-time.学生有选择的自由,可以部份时间学习,也可以全部时间学习。If you're late again, you will give us no option but to dismiss you.如果你再迟到,我们就没有选择余地,只好开除你。 [SYN] choice 同义词为choice