the conditions that people offer, demand or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract 条件;条款◆The Board has now agreed the terms of the deal. 目前董事会已经批准了这笔交易的条件。◆Under the terms of the agreement, their funding of the project will continue for some time. 根据协议条款,他们会在一段时间内继续为这个项目提供资金。◆The terms and conditions of employment are changing. 雇用条件在发生变化。⨁to accept / agree (on) / negotiate terms 接受/同意/协商条件⨁to give sb / offer / set terms 给予某人/提供/设定条件⨁attractive / better / favourable terms 诱人的/较好的/优惠的条件
() conditions that you agree to when you buy, sell, or pay for sth; a price or cost (买卖的)条件;价格◆to buy sth on easy terms (= paying for it over a long period) 以分期付款方式购买某物◆attractive credit terms offered by car companies 汽车公司提供的有吸引力的信贷条件◆Our terms are 30 days (= payment must be made in 30 days). 我们的条件是在 30 天内付款。⨁attractive / easy / favourable terms 吸引人的/优厚的/优惠的条件⨁cash / payment / trade terms 付现/支付/贸易条件
a way of saying sth or of expressing yourself 表达方式◆I'll try to explain in simple terms. 我将设法用简单的语言解释。⨁in broad / general / simple / strong terms 宽泛地说;一般而言;简而言之;说得重一点
➡term ●be on good, friendly, bad, etc. ˈterms (with sb)to have a good, friendly, etc. relationship with sb 与(某人)关系好、友好、不好等◆I'm on first-name terms with my boss (= we call each other by our first names). 我和老板关系密切。●in terms of sth●in …termsused to show what aspect of a subject you are talking about or how you are thinking about it 根据;按照;用…的话来说;在…方面◆Success is not just measured in financial terms. 成功不能只用金钱来衡量。●on your own ˈterms●on sb's ˈtermsaccording to the conditions that you or sb else decides 按照自己或他人决定的条件◆I'll only take the job on my own terms. 我只会按照自己的条件接受这份工作。➡ idiom at equal account terms credit terms easy terms trade terms