| 词组 | trade |
| 释义 | trade 1. noun 1 a man, self-identified as heterosexual, who engages in active anal homosexual sex or passive oral homosexual sex but will not reciprocate US, 1927. 2 heterosexual or homosexual prostitution; customers of that prostitution, especially homosexual. Originally 'the trade' UK, 1680 2. verb ► trade numbersto bid for a job based on an estimated cost US, 1989.► trade paintto be involved in a car accident with another car US, 1997 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: balancetrade-off n C an acceptable balance between two or more opposing things: the trade-off between leisure and work2. 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, concedetrade-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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