1PHRASAL VERB 以…换取 If you trade off one thing against another, you exchange all or part of one thing for another, as part of a negotiation or compromise. 以…换取
They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling. [VP n + against]
他们见利忘义地试图以减少屠杀海豚数量作为交换条件,重启商业捕鲸。
There is a possibility of being able to trade off information for a reduced sentence. [VP n + for]
3PHRASAL VERB (为达到利己目的)利用 If someone trades off something, they make use of it for their own advantage, often in an unfair way. (为达到利己目的)利用 [mainly British]
They would be able to trade off their looks and manage on that alone. [VERBPREP. noun]
N-COUNT 权衡;协调;交易;交换 A trade-off is a situation where you make a compromise between two things, or where you exchange all or part of one thing for another. 权衡;协调;交易;交换 [journalism]
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。
...the trade-off between inflation and unemployment. [+ between]