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词组 trade
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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
phrasetrade[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: 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
See:
  • a jack of all trades
  • a Jill of all trades is a master of none
  • a trade secret
  • by trade
  • carriage trade
  • do a roaring trade
  • horse trading
  • horse-trade
  • jack of all trades
  • jack of all trades is a master of none
  • jack of all trades, master of none
  • Jill of all trades(, master of none)
  • ply (one's) trade
  • ply for business
  • ply for hire
  • ply for hire/trade/business
  • ply for trade
  • ply your trade
  • rough trade
  • stock in trade
  • stock-in-trade
  • take (something) out in trade
  • take out in trade
  • the carriage trade
  • the rag trade
  • the tools of the trade
  • the tools of the/(one's) trade
  • the tools of the/your trade
  • the tricks of the trade
  • There are tricks in every trade
  • trade at
  • trade blows
  • trade down
  • trade for
  • trade in
  • trade insults
  • trade off
  • trade off the orchard for an apple
  • trade on
  • trade on (something)
  • trade places
  • trade secret
  • trade up
  • trade up from
  • trade with
  • trick of the trade
  • tricks of the trade
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