单词 | hedge |
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音标 | 英[hedʒ] 美[hɛdʒ] |
解释 | n.树篱;保护手段;防止损失(尤指金钱)的手段;vt.用树篱围起;受…的束缚;vt.& vi.回避,避免;adj.树篱下的,树篱旁的;偷偷摸摸的,名声不好的,低劣的; |
例句 | N-COUNT 树篱 A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road. VERB 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. 例:You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance...可以购买保险以防失业或患病。 例: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。 N-COUNT 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. 例: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。 VERB 躲闪;回避 If you hedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision. 例: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。 例:'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged.“我现在不能回答你,”他闪避道。 PHRASE 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. 例: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。 例: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。 |
变形 | third:hedges~pl:hedges~ing:hedging~past:hedged~ |
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