每日一词/2018.10.30/trade-off

a balance between two opposite things,that you are willing to accept in order to achieve something

可数名词,“权衡”“折中”,可以在口语和写作中替换"balance"。最常见的表达句式是" a trade between A and B"。

应用:

1)翻译:这个决定是权衡效率和成本后的结果。

This decision is a trade-off between efficiency and cost.

2)造句

Working part-time is a tradeoff between studying and living.

(打零工是解决学习和生活矛盾的折中方法。)

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