[] 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