"trade off" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 权衡
• 取舍

Definition

“trade off”指的是在要获得一样东西时，必须放弃另一样，是在不同利弊之间做权衡。常用于描述做决定时的取舍，没有完美的选择。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“trade off”为半正式用语，在商业、经济与日常决策中常用，通常作名词用，例如：'There’s a trade off between speed and quality.' 也写作“trade-off”。用来说明无法两全其美的情况。

Examples

There is always a trade off between price and quality.

价格和质量之间总是有**权衡**。

Studying late is a trade off for having more free time during the day.

晚上学习是白天有更多空闲时间的**取舍**。

He made a trade off between spending and saving.

他在花钱和存钱之间做了**权衡**。

You have to decide what matters more—the trade off is yours to make.

你得决定什么更重要—这种**取舍**要你自己做。

Moving closer to work saved time, but the trade off was higher rent.

搬到离工作更近的地方节省了时间，但**权衡**是租金更高。

Every decision in life involves some kind of trade off.

生活中的每一个决定都涉及某种**权衡**。