cut deals

/kʌt diːlz/· verb phrase

政治/外交/军事B2

cut deals
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Chinese meaning

(仓cāng促cù地dì)达dá成chéng交jiāo易yì,做zuò交jiāo易yì

促cù成chéng,谈tán成chéng交jiāo易yì

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其qí他tā国guó家jiā争zhēng相xiāng与yǔ美měi国guó仓cāng促cù达dá成chéng关guān税shuì协xié议yì

Example

Prime Minister Mark Carney had vowed to match U.S. tariffs "dollar for dollar," unlike other longtime U.S. partners who had raced to cut deals when faced with tariff threats.

加jiā拿ná大dà总zǒng理lǐ马mǎ克kè·卡kǎ尼ní曾céng誓shì言yán要yào以yǐ「美měi元yuán对duì美měi元yuán」的de方fāng式shì对duì等děng反fǎn击jī美měi国guó关guān税shuì,这zhè与yǔ其qí他tā长cháng期qī以yǐ来lái一yī遇yù关guān税shuì威wēi胁xié就jiù争zhēng相xiāng与yǔ美měi国guó达dá成chéng交jiāo易yì的de伙huǒ伴bàn国guó不bù同tóng。

Source: The Washington Post · 1 Sep 2026

Background ✎

加jiā拿ná大dà特tè别bié选xuǎn举jǔ结jié果guǒ显xiǎn示shì,选xuǎn民mín支zhī持chí卡kǎ尼ní对duì特tè朗lǎng普pǔ关guān税shuì威wēi胁xié采cǎi取qǔ强qiáng硬yìng立lì场chǎng,而ér非fēi像xiàng其qí他tā美měi国guó长cháng期qī伙huǒ伴bàn那nà样yàng仓cāng促cù妥tuǒ协xié。

Roots · etymology

cut 引申出「促成」义,deal 源古英语「份额、交易」

  • cut(促成,动词)+ deal(交易,名词)的固定搭配

Collocations

  • cut a deal / cut deals with someone / race to cut deals

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