logrolling

名词 logrolling:

1. act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
2. rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
   同义词：birling

动词 logroll:

1. work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes
   同义词：logroll

log.roll.ing

n.（名词）
The exchanging of political favors, especially the trading of influence or votes among legislators to achieve passage of projects that are of interest to one another.
互投赞成票：交换政治上的赞同意见，尤指议员之间的政治影响或选票交易，目的在于促成对彼此都有利的议案的通过
The exchanging of favors or praise, as among artists, critics, or academics.
相互吹捧：艺术家、批评家或学术人士之间互相交换赞同和赞扬意见
See birling
参见 birling

来源：
[From the early American practice of neighbors gathering to help clear land by rolling off and burning felled timber]
[源于早期的美国定居者邻居之间聚集起来把伐倒的树木滚走并烧掉以清整土地]

【引伸】
log.roll.er
n.（名词）