/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