() [] a formal business agreement, especially an agreement to buy or sell goods or provide a service(商业)协议;交易◆The board of directors have approved the deal.董事会已经批准了这一协议。◆The two companies signed a deal worth $1.7 billion.两家公司签署了一份价值 17 亿元的协议。◆The deal fell through (= no agreement was reached).协议未能达成。◆The board reached a deal with a large Chinese conglomerate.董事会与中国的一家大型企业集团达成了协议。◆We did a deal with the management on overtime.我们和管理层在加班费问题上达成了协议。◆They were hoping for a better pay deal.他们希望达成一项更好的薪酬协议。◆(only used in spoken English 只用于口语英语) It's a deal! (= I agree to your terms)一言为定!➡ see note at agreement ⨁to agree / make / reach / sign a deal同意/达成/签署协议⨁to clinch / close / conclude / strike a deal达成协议⨁to block / call off / oppose / reject a deal阻碍/取消/反对/拒绝交易⨁a bad / big / good / large / lucrative deal亏本的/大笔的/划算的/巨额的/利润丰厚的买卖⨁a deal falls through / goes ahead / goes through交易失败/进行/达成a reduction in the price of a product, usually for a short period of time only(产品短期内的)降价◆The airline is offering deals on flights this month.这航空公司本月的机票减价。◆I got a good deal on the car (= I bought it cheaply).我以很便宜的价钱买了这辆汽车。◆The website gives advice on how to get the best deal.这网站就如何获得最优惠的价钱提供建议。⨁to get / offer a deal得到/提供减价⨁an excellent / a good deal极好的/实惠的价钱➡ idiom at cut verb, done bought deal cash deal new deal package deal sweetheart deal