| 单词 | sweetheart deal |
| 释义 | sweetheart deal noun[C] uk/ˈswiːt.hɑːt ˌdiːl/us/ˈswiːt.hɑːrt ˌdiːl/anagreementthat you make in which you get something that is toyouradvantage,especiallybyagreeingto give up somethingelse （尤指为达成某种利益而放弃其他利益的）私下协议Business - general words
sweetheart deal| Business Englishsweetheart deal noun[C] COMMERCEdisapprovingukusanagreementbetween twoorganizationsthatoffersadvantagesto both but isunfairtocompetitors: Theoilmagnateaccusedthe state-ownedoilcompanyofoverpayingfor asmallercompanyin asweetheartdeal. Examplesofsweetheart dealsweetheart deal We are not trying to produce an elaborate means of hoodwinking the commission, drawing the wool over its eyes or doing asweetheartdeal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the next three years, one third of the entire electricity market will be sewn up in these sweetheart deals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The schemes are little more than sweetheart deals to get the private sector into the water industry with minimum risk and maximum profit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall produce an education system with an inherent temptation to corruption and the propensity to conclude sweetheart deals with inspectors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We hear of the sweetheart deals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was far more concerned with making sweetheart deals and collecting union dues. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Raynor's critics also said the union president often agreed to sweetheart deals that hurt workers but which added new members and avoided protracted organizing battles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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