dollar for dollar

/ˈdɑːlər fər ˈdɑːlər/· idiom (adverbial phrase)

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

一yī比bǐ一yī对duì等děng(以yǐ同tóng等děng力lì度dù反fǎn击jī)

等děng额é对duì等děng,一yī比bǐ一yī

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加jiā拿ná大dà将jiāng对duì等děng反fǎn制zhì美měi国guó关guān税shuì

Example

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match those tariffs "dollar for dollar" next month.

加jiā拿ná大dà总zǒng理lǐ马mǎ克kè·卡kǎ尼ní表biǎo示shì,加jiā拿ná大dà将jiāng在zài下xià个gè月yuè"以yǐ一yī比bǐ一yī的de力lì度dù"反fǎn制zhì这zhè些xiē关guān税shuì。

Source: NPR · 22 Aug 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó对duì价jià值zhí200亿yì美měi元yuán的de加jiā拿ná大dà商shāng品pǐn加jiā征zhēng关guān税shuì数shù小xiǎo时shí后hòu,加jiā拿ná大dà宣xuān布bù将jiāng从cóng9月yuè8日rì起qǐ对duì等děng回huí击jī。

Roots · etymology

无明确书面词源,属"A for A"对应式惯用搭配

  • dollar(美元)+ for(对应交换)+ dollar(美元)——同词重复强调对等

Collocations

  • match dollar for dollar / dollar-for-dollar match / fight dollar for dollar

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