Word
trade-off
权衡；取舍；妥协
核心释义
a situation in which you must give up one thing in order to gain another; a compromise
- 1.
为增加一方而需减少另一方质量或数量的情况
Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
- 2.
妥协
an exchange that occurs as a compromise
为增加一方而需减少另一方质量或数量的情况；妥协；交换；平衡；交易；[经] 权衡
用法In use
Choosing a cheaper apartment often involves a trade-off between space and cost.
用法提示：trade-off 是名词，表示在空间与费用之间不得不进行的权衡取舍。
There is always a trade-off when you try to balance work and family time.
用法提示：trade-off 作名词，指在平衡中必须做出的妥协或交换。
The new policy accepts a trade-off of higher taxes for better public services.
用法提示：trade-off 为名词，说明一种利益交换或折中方案。
a trade-off between A and B
用介词 between 连接被权衡的两方，表示为了得到一方而牺牲另一方。
There is always a trade-off between price and quality.
价格和质量之间总是存在取舍。
the trade-off is that + clause
用 that 从句具体说明取舍带来的结果。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a trade-off between A and B
- A 与 B 之间的权衡
- There is always a trade-off between speed and accuracy.速度与准确性之间总是存在权衡。
- make a trade-off
- 做出取舍
- We had to make a trade-off between cost and quality.我们不得不在成本和品质之间做出取舍。
- face a trade-off
- 面临取舍
- Policymakers face a trade-off between growth and inflation control.政策制定者面临增长与控制通胀之间的取舍。
- a necessary trade-off
- 必要的取舍
- Losing some privacy is a necessary trade-off for convenience.失去部分隐私是换取便利的必要取舍。
- weigh the trade-offs
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想:把 trade-off 想成天平两端——trade 把东西换来这头,off 把另一样从那头拿走;一边多,另一边必少,这就是取舍。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：商务决策、经济分析、日常讨论 trade-off 是中性词，通常用于商务、经济或日常讨论，表示取舍或权衡；正式与口语场合均可见，多用于分析利弊、比较得失的语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 trade-off 的第二部分 -off 押韵，因为它们共享相同的重读元音 /ɒ/ 和随后的 /f/。注意：trade-off 的主重音在 trade 上，-off 是次重音，但押韵看最后一个重读音节，所以这些词与 -off 押韵。真正押韵：cough, trough, doff, scoff, toff, playoff。形似但音不同的词：of (/ɒv/ 或 /əv/) 结尾是 /v/ 不是 /f/；proof (/pruːf/) 和 roof (/ruːf/) 元音不同；golf (/ɡɒlf/) 和 wolf (/wʊlf/) 多了 /l/；soft (/sɒft/) 多了 /t/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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