[ C ] a situation in which you balance two opposing situations or qualities平衡;协调
There is a trade-off between doing the job accurately and doing it quickly.工作做得准确无误和迅速快捷之间有个平衡。
She said that she'd had to make a trade-off between her job and her family.她说她必须平衡好工作和家庭。
[ C usually singular ] a situation in which you accept something bad in order to have something good妥协,让步
For some car buyers, lack of space is an acceptable trade-off for a sporty design.对一些购车者而言,设计成跑车风格的车型即使空间狭小也是可以接受的。