trade-off

英 [ˈtreɪd ɒf]

美 [ˈtreɪd ɔːf]

n.  (在需要而又相互对立的两者间的)权衡，协调

复数：trade-offs　

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牛津词典

noun

• （在需要而又相互对立的两者间的）权衡，协调
  the act of balancing two things that you need or want but which are opposed to each other
  1. There is a trade-off between the benefits of the drug and the risk of side effects.
     在这种药的疗效和副作用之间有个权衡利弊的问题。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 权衡;协调;交易;交换
  Atrade-offis a situation where you make a compromise between two things, or where you exchange all or part of one thing for another.
  1. The newspaper's headline indicates that there was a trade-off at the summit.
     报纸的大字标题表明峰会上大家作出了妥协。
  2. ...the trade-off between inflation and unemployment.
     在通货膨胀与失业之间求得平衡
  3. …the tradeoff of territory or land for peace.
     以领土或土地换取和平的交易

英英释义

noun

• an exchange that occurs as a compromise
  1. I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine
  Synonym:tradeoff

双语例句

• Security is always a trade-off between functionality and risk.
  安全性永远是功能性与风险之间的权衡。
• For the inventor, that may be a reasonable trade-off.
  对于发明人而言，这可能是一个合理的交换条件。
• There is a trade-off between doing the job accurately and doing it quickly.
  在准确和迅速地完成工作之间有个平衡的问题。
• There is inevitably a trade-off with international organisations between speed and legitimacy.
  对于国际组织而言，它们不可避免地会在速度与合法性之间进行权衡。
• The newspaper's headline indicates that there was a trade-off at the summit.
  报纸的大字标题表明峰会上大家作出了妥协。
• But I see it as necessary, a compromise, a trade-off.
  但我认为这是必要的，是一种妥协，是一种交换。
• This is the trade-off between profits& growth.
  这就是盈利与成长之间的取舍。
• There is a trade-off for most things.
  大多数的事情都有一个平衡。
• We finally came to a trade-off ( compromise) between efficiency in use and elegance of design.
  我们最后在使用的效率和外观漂亮之间达成了一个折衷结果。
• Maintaining privacy can often be a trade-off with usability.
  维护隐私可能经常要与可用性作折衷。