Horse-trading
n. 讨价还价, 争论工作分配; 政治交易
📖 牛津释义
horse-trading
n [U] (esp US) shrewd bargaining; clever business dealing 精明的讨价还价; 手段精明的交易.
🧩 词语组成解析
horse
[hɔrs]
n. 马;骑马的军人，骑兵;有脚的架;跳马，鞍马;
vt. 为…备马;猛推或用力向上举;
vi. 欲交配，，用于母马;
adj. 马的;骑在马背上的;马拉的，使用马力的;较大的，较粗硬的;
[经] 交易
🗣️ 情景例句
We love having you here,
我们喜欢你们住这里，
Though the fox run,the chicken hath wings.
狐狸虽会跑，小鸡有翅膀。
When he asked if Mr.Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad.
当他询问莱恩先生是否住在那里时，值班的警察告诉他这位前首相落选后出国去了。