单词 | option |
释义 | option (once / 265 pages) 1n 2n An option is a possibility or choice. In football, a quarterback with three wide receivers has (at least) three throwing options. An option is something that can be chosen — it's a possibility. Even something crazy — like jumping off a cliff — is always an option, just not a good one. There are lots of technical uses of option in business and legal writing. If you have the option on a house, you have the right to buy it. In sports, a free agent has the option of joining another team. No matter what you do, it's nice to have options. When we have no options, we feel trapped. WORD FAMILYoption: optional, options+/opt: optative, opted, opting, option, opts/optative: optatively/optional: optionally USAGE EXAMPLESAdvocates say that this limits options for children who may find relief with higher levels of THC. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Phototherapy, which uses ultraviolet light to tame inflammation, is an option, too. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) No further league-wide vote of the owners is required since they already voted last January to award that option to the Chargers. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen what option did I have? Syn|Hypo|Hyper alternative, choice obverse the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides druthers, preferencethe right or chance to choose default, default optionan option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified opening, possibility, possible actiona possible alternative impossibility, impossible actionan alternative that is not available Hobson's choicethe choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all soft optionan easier alternative wishthe particular preference that you have possiblesomething that can be done impossiblesomething that cannot be done deciding, decision making the cognitive process of reaching a decision 2n the act of choosing or selecting 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper choice, pick, selection casting the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie coloration, colourationchoice and use of colors (as by an artist) sampling(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study conclusion, decision, determinationthe act of making up your mind about something volition, willingthe act of making a choice electionthe act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice ballot, balloting, vote, votinga choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative random samplingthe selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected proportional sampling, representative sampling, stratified samplingthe population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum intentionan act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out appointment, assignment, designation, namingthe act of putting a person into a non-elective position call(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee movethe act of deciding to do something casting lots, drawing lots, sortitionmaking a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn resolutiona decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner co-optation, co-optionthe selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) block votea vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents cumulative votean election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner secret ballota vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public split ticketa ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party straight ticketa ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party multiple votingthe act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.) casting votethe deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie vetoa vote that blocks a decision write-ina vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot action something done (usually as opposed to something said) n 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 Hypo|Hyper naked option a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position covered optiona put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option call, call optionthe option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date put, put optionthe option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date straddlethe option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options incentive option, incentive stock optionan option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals stock optionthe right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period lock-up optionan option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover call optionan option to buy put optionan option to sell derivative, derivative instrument a financial instrument whose value is based on another security |
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