[, ]option (of doing sth/to do sth)something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do 可选择的事物；选择；选择权；选择的自由◆There are various options open to us. 我们有多种选择。◆Employees were given the option of working four days a week. 雇员可以选择每周工作四天。◆Closing the factory is not an option. 绝不会选择关闭工厂。◆This particular model comes with a wide range of options (= extra things that you can choose to have). 这一种型号有多种配件供选择。⨁to have / give sb / offer sb an option 有选择权；给予／提供给（某人）选择权⨁to choose / take an option 选择一个选项；取得选择权
() [] the right to buy or sell a fixed quantity of shares, currencies or commodities (= for example, grain, coffee, cotton or metals) for a particular price within a particular period or on a particular date 期权◆The five directors earned more than $3 million through the sale of shares and options. 这五名董事通过出售股票和期权赚取了 300 多万元。◆She has an option to buy 100 000 shares. 她拥有购买 10 万股股票的期权。◆When does the option expire? 期权甚麽时候到期？⨁to buy / exercise / sell / trade / write an option 购买／行使／出售／买卖／卖出期权⨁an options contract 期权合约⨁the options exchange / market 期权交易所／市场
() [] the right to buy sth or more of sth in the future （未来的）购买选择权◆We have an option on the land and will purchase it soon. 我们有权购买这块土地并且马上就要购买。◆The airline has bought 100 planes with an option for another 50. 这家航空公司已购买了 100 架飞机，且有权再购 50 架。⨁to have / exercise / take (up) an option 有／行使／取得购买选择权
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