trade-off
UK ['treɪd.ɒf] US [-ɑ:f] noun
countable
■a situation in which you balance two opposing situations or qualities 平衡；协调•There is a trade-off between doing the job accurately and doing it quickly.工作做得准确无误和迅速快捷之间有个平衡。 •She said that she'd had to make a trade-off between her job and her family.她说她必须平衡好工作和家庭。 countable usually singular
■a situation in which you accept something bad in order to have something good 妥协，让步•For some car buyers, lack of space is an acceptable trade-off for a sporty design.对一些购车者而言，设计成跑车风格的车型即使空间狭小也可以接受。 |