trade off

短语

交替换位, 交替使用, 卖掉 [法] 卖掉

词形变化

traded off trades off 三单 trades off trading off trading off 现在分词 traded off 过去式 traded off 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To choose (something) in exchange for something else, where having both at once is not an available option.

    及物

    In the entry-level product category, the engineers had to trade off maximal durability for affordable upfront cost.

  2. 2.

    To choose among options, where having them all at once is not an available option.

    不及物

    Part of being a competent engineer is knowing how to trade off appropriately among mutually exclusive options, depending on the specified requirements for each design.