trade词组,隐喻,短语

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tradetrade[treɪd],trade 'down (to sth) 1.■to spend less money on things than you used to降低消费:People are trading down and buying cheaper food.人们都降低消费，购买廉价食物。2.■to sell sth large or expensive and buy sth smaller or less expensive卖好买次；卖大的买小的，卖高价的买低价的﹙…﹚:They traded down to a house with fewer bedrooms.他们卖掉房子，买了座少几间卧室的。[opposite]trade up (to sth)[G]v+adv,trade sth 'in (for sth)3.■to give sth that you have used to sb you are buying sth new from as part of your payment以旧物折价﹙换新物﹚；折价贴换﹙…﹚:He traded his motorbike in for a new van.他把摩托车折价添钱买了辆新客货车。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n'trade-in n 4.■a method of buying something by giving a used item as part of the payment for a new one; the used item that you give折价贴换；以旧折价换新；折价旧物:the trade-in value of a car 一辆汽车的折价价值Do you have a tradein?你有折价的旧东西吗？,trade sth 'off (against sth)5.■to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other权衡；平衡；使协调:The government were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment.政府正力求在通货膨胀和失业之间取得平衡。They were willing to trade off information to keep the hostages alive }(= to give information in exchange for their lives)&b{.他们愿意交出信息以换取人质的性命。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv ◆ v+n+adv (less frequent)'trade-off (between sth and sth) n 6.■the act of balancing two things that you need or want but which are opposed to each other﹙在需要而又相互对立的两者间的﹚权衡，协调:a trade-off between inflation and unemployment 通货膨胀和失业之间的平衡There is a trade-off between the benefits of the drug and the risk of side effects.这种药既有好处又有产生副作用的危险。'trade on sth (also 'trade upon sthmore formal,less frequent) (disapproving)7.■to unfairly make use of sth for your own advantage用……﹙谋私利﹚:He traded on his father’s name to get himself a job.他利用他父亲的名义为自己弄到了份工作。[synonym]exploit sth[G]v+prep,trade 'up (to sth) 8.■to sell sth small or not expensive in order to buy sth larger or more expensive卖次买好；卖小的买大的，卖低价的买高价的﹙……﹚ :He traded up to a larger car.他卖掉汽车，买了辆较大的。[opposite]trade down (to sth)[G]v+adv'trade upon sth =TRADE ON STH