horse-trade

基本解釋

Party leaders went around for months making horse trades to get support for their candidate.
政黨領(lǐng)袖們數(shù)日以來四處奔走，討價(jià)還價(jià)，以取得人們對該黨候選人的支持。
It was a horse trade in which the the owner of the worse animal gave a rifle to make the trade equal.
這是一項(xiàng)馬匹交易，在交易中劣馬的馬主附送了一支步槍，使交易公平。
Expect grumbling and months of horse trading as recommendations are turned into legally binding directives.
預(yù)料中的抱怨和幾個(gè)月來的討價(jià)還價(jià)被具有法律約束性的指令所代替。
New emissions-reduction technology is sexier, but old-fashioned horse trading might just be more effective.
新的減排技術(shù)更具吸引力，但過時(shí)的討價(jià)還價(jià)交易則可能更有效。
After four years of horse trading and compromise in the grand coalition, the identities of both the main parties had been blurred and many of their voters were disenchanted.
在大聯(lián)合中進(jìn)行交易和妥協(xié)的四年后，這兩個(gè)主要政黨身份變得模糊，而且他們的很多選民不再抱有幻想。