Definition

[C] a balance between two opposing things, that you are willing to accept in order to achieve something.

权衡，折中，鱼与熊掌不可兼得。

Synonym

balance

Collocation

1. A trade off between A and B

2. A trade off of A for B

Sentence

1. Deciding which modules to display in the Phenomenal English WeChat menu is a matter of trade-off.

2. Life is full of trade-offs. You cannot have your cake and eat it too.

You cannot have your cake and eat it too.鱼与熊掌不可兼得

3. a trade-off between A and B

There must be a trade-off between quality and quantity for many manufacturers.

4. But leaving the EU inevitably involves difficult trade-offs.

Practice

1. 这个决定是权衡效率和成本后的结果。

This decision is a trade-off between productivity and cost.

The decision is a trade-off between efficiency and cost.

2. 以领土或土地换取和平的交易。

a trade-off at the expense/cost of lands for peace.

the trade-off of territory or land for peace.

3. 在通货膨胀与失业之间求得平衡。

the trade-off between inflation and unemployment.

4. 报纸的大字标题表明峰会上大家做出了妥协。

The headlines on the newspaper show that trade-offs have been made during the summit.

The newspaper's headline indicates that there was a trade-off at the summit.