horse trading
US /ˈhɔːrs ˌtreɪ.dɪŋ/
UK /ˈhɔːrs ˌtreɪ.dɪŋ/
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讨价还价, 政治交易
hard bargaining, especially in politics, where deals are made by exchanging concessions
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The budget negotiations involved a lot of horse trading between the parties.
预算谈判涉及各方之间大量的讨价还价。
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It took a lot of horse trading to get the bill passed.
为了通过这项法案，进行了大量的讨价还价。