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.
