[N-COUNT 可数名词]树篱 A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road.
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[VERB 动词]防备,防范(尤指金钱损失) If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it.
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You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance...
可以购买保险以防失业或患病。
Today's clever financial instruments make it possible for firms to hedge their risks.
现今各种巧妙的金融手段使得各公司防范风险成为可能。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]防护物;防备手段;防范措施 Something that is a hedge against something unpleasant will protect you from its effects.
[N against n]
Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation.
购买黄金是防范通货膨胀的一种传统手段。
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[VERB 动词]躲闪;回避 If you hedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision.
[V]
[V with quote]
They hedged in answering various questions about the operation...
他们闪烁其词,不愿回答有关此次行动的各种问题。
'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged.
“我现在不能回答你,”他闪避道。
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[PHRASE 短语]两面下注以防损失;骑墙 If you hedge your bets, you reduce the risk of losing a lot by supporting more than one person or thing in a situation where they are opposed to each other.
[V inflects]
Hawker Siddeley tried to hedge its bets by diversifying into other fields...
霍克·西德利试图通过在其他领域进行多样化发展来规避风险。
Forecasters are hedging their bets about the outcome of this Saturday's Louisiana governor's race.
预测家对本周六路易斯安那州州长竞选的结果骑墙观望,多手下注。
相关词组:
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hedge/hedʒ; NAmEhedʒ/
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hedgehedgeshedgedhedgingnoun1a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field, garden/yard or road 树篱◆a privet hedge女贞树篱2hedgeagainst sth a way of protecting yourself against the loss of sth, especially money 防止损失(尤指金钱)的手段◆to buy gold as a hedge against inflation购买黄金以抵消通货膨胀造成的损失verb1[intransitive ]to avoid giving a direct answer to a question or promising to support a particular idea, etc. 避免正面回答;不直接许诺;拐弯抹角◆Just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’—and stop hedging.只要回答“是”或“不是”,别再闪烁其词了。2[transitive ]hedgesth to put a hedgearound a field, etc. 在(田地等周围)植树篱;用树篱围住3[transitive , usually passive ]hedgesb/sth (about/around) (with sth) ( formal) to surround or limit sb/sth 包围;限制◆His religious belief was always hedged with doubt.他的宗教信仰一直受到心不诚的局限。◆Their offer was hedged around with all sorts of conditions.他们的建议附带了各种各样的限制条件。IDIOMˌhedge your ˈbetsto reduce the risk of losing or making a mistake by supporting more than one side in a competition, an argument, etc, or by having several choices available to you (为防止损失或出错)几面下注,有几项选择可选取PHRASAL VERBSˈhedge against sthto do sth to protect yourself against problems, especially against losing money 采取保护措施(尤指为避免损失金钱)◆a way of hedging against currency risks避免货币风险的保值措施ˌhedge sb/sth↔ˈinto surround sb/sth with sth 包围;环绕SYNhem sb/sth in◆The cathedral is now hedged in by other buildings.大教堂现在被其他建筑物包围着。◆( figurative) Married life made him feel hedged in and restless.婚姻生活使他感觉受到束缚而且心烦。hedge/hedʒ; NAmEhedʒ/
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hedgehedge1 /hedʒ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another2something that protects you against possible problems, especially financial losshedge against Buying a house will be a hedge against inflation. → look as if you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards
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hedge1 noun
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hedgehedge2 verb (past tense and past participle hedged, present participle hedging) [intransitive, transitive]
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1to avoid giving a direct answer to a question: You’re hedging again – have you got the money or haven’t you? ‘That depends on my partner,’ she hedged.2hedge your bets to reduce your chances of failure or loss by trying several different possibilities instead of one: It’s a good idea to hedge your bets by applying to more than one college.hedge against phrasal verbto try to protect yourself against possible problems, especially financial loss: Smart managers will hedge against price increases.hedge in phrasal verbbe hedged in1to be surrounded or enclosed by something: The building was hedged in by trees.2if you feel hedged in by something, you feel that your freedom is restricted by it
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