horse trading
英 [ˈhɔːs treɪdɪŋ]
美 [ˈhɔːrs treɪdɪŋ]
n. 马匹交易；精明的交易
英英释义
noun
- the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
- negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining
双语例句
- Nowadays, estimating is sometimes akin to horse trading, when you negotiate rather than prove your estimate's validity.
现在，评估工作有时类似于马匹贸易，您必须进行谈判而不是证明您的评估的正确性。 - At the beginning of term there is horse trading over timetables.
学期之初，就课程表总有一番讨价还价。 - Because none of these options is very appealing, and because any decision about Greece will have implications for Portugal, Spain and possibly others, it may take much horse-trading before one can be reached.
由于这些选择都不那么吸引人，而且任何有关希腊的决定都会对葡萄牙、西班牙可能还有其它国家产生影响，因此任何决定可能都要经过一番激烈的讨价还价才能达成。 - You also need to drop the disapproving talk of "shameless self-promotion" and "political horse-trading", as this is how it works.
你还需要停止使用“厚着脸皮进行自我推销”和“政治交易”这类不满的言辞，因为这就是它的运作原理。