trade-off

n.

交易；权衡；

复数：trade-offs

1. There has to be a trade-off between quality and quantity if we want to keep prices low.
   如果我们想要保持低价，就必须在质量和数量上权衡一番。

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There is a risk-return trade-off after all ☆