| 词组 | trade |
| 释义 | trade [traded, traded, trading] trade down trade down to sell an expensive house, car etc, in order to buy one that is cheaper: ▪ Many homeowners decide to trade down in late middle-age, in order to get cash for retirement. ■ OPPOSITE: trade up trade in trade sth in • trade in sth to give a car, piece of equipment etc that you own as part of the payment for a new one you are buying: + for ▪ We traded our big old van in for a smaller, more modern one. trade off 1. trade off sth • trade sth off to balance one thing against another when you are trying to decide what is the best or most acceptable thing to do + against ▪ You have to trade off the increased viewing charges against the number of new channels you can watch. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑balance trade-off n C an acceptable balance between two or more opposing things: ▪ the trade-off between leisure and work 2. trade off sth • trade sth off to give something up, or accept something you do not want in order to have something that is more important: ▪ Israel may have to trade off some of its territorial gains in order to secure a lasting peace in the Middle East. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give up, concede trade-off n C something that you have to accept in order to have something else that you do want and that is more important: ▪ Binder tolerates inflation as a trade-off for healthy economic growth. trade on/upon ! Trade upon is more formal than trade on and is mostly used in writing. trade on/upon sth to use something in order to get an advantage for yourself, especially in a dishonest or unfair way: ▪ The newspapers accused her of trading on her relationship with the Prince. ▪ He was able to trade on people's fears of the communists. ■ SIMILAR TO: exploit trade up trade up to sell a cheap house, car etc in order to buy one that is more expensive: ▪ Our car's getting a bit old now, so we're thinking of trading up and getting something a bit sportier. ■ OPPOSITE: trade down trade upon ► see ↑trade on |
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