trade-off /ˈtreɪdˌɑːf/ noun plural trade-offs
plural trade-offs
Learner's definition of TRADE-OFF
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1
: a situation in which you must choose between or balance two things that are opposite or cannot be had at the same time(对两种对立或不可兼得的事物的)取舍,权衡,协调 —
often + between 2
US : something that you do not want but must accept in order to have something that you want有得必有失(为了得到某物而必须接受的你不想要的东西) — see also trade off at 2trade