hedge
- n.树篱，灌木（或小树）树篱;围栏，障碍（物），界限，限制;防止损失（尤指金钱）的手段，（避免或减轻经济损失的）保值措施;模棱两可的话, 不明确的话;保护（或防御）手段
- v.包围，限制;避免正面回答，不直接许诺，拐弯抹角;用树篱围住;在（田地等周围）植树篱;以套期保值避免（或减轻）（机、投资等）的损失
- adj.套期保值的，两面下注的;树篱的，树篱下的，树篱旁的;低档的，次的，差的;偷偷摸摸的，名声不好的
hedgenoun
树篱
a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field, garden/yard or road
a privet hedge
女贞树篱
防止损失（尤指金钱）的手段
a way of protecting yourself against the loss of sth, especially money
to buy gold as a hedge against inflation
购买黄金以抵消通货膨胀造成的损失
verb
避免正面回答；不直接许诺；拐弯抹角
to avoid giving a direct answer to a question or promising to support a particular idea, etc.
Just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’─and stop hedging.
就回答“是”或“否”——别再闪烁其词了。
在（田地等周围）植树篱；用树篱围住
to put a hedge around a field, etc.
包围；限制
to surround or limit sb/sth
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。
to 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
采取保护措施（尤指为避免损失金钱）
to do sth to protect yourself against problems, especially against losing money
a way of hedging against currency risks
避免货币风险的保值措施
包围；环绕
to surround sb/sth with sth
The cathedral is now hedged in by other buildings.
大教堂现在被其他建筑物包围着。
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
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N-COUNT 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 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.You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance...
可以购买保险以防失业或患病。
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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.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 躲闪;回避
If you hedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision.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。
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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.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。
noun
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- a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- Synonym: hedgerow
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- an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
- when you say `maybe' you are just hedging
- Synonym: hedging
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- any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk;for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
- Synonym: hedging
verb
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- minimize loss or risk
- diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks
- hedge your bets
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- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
- Synonym: fudge evade put off circumvent parry elude skirt dodge duck sidestep
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- enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
- hedge the property
- Synonym: hedge in
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- hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
- The animals were hedged in
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A hedge forms the division between their land and ours .
他们的土地与我们的土地之间以一道树篱隔开。
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The hedge needs pruning back .
树篱需要修剪了。
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Use shears with a long reach for cutting high hedges .
用长柄大剪刀修剪高树篱。
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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。
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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。
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Just answer ' yes ' or ' no ' ─ and stop hedging .
就回答“是”或“否”——别再闪烁其词了。
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His religious belief was always hedged with doubt .
他的宗教信仰一直受到心不诚的局限。
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He gave the hedge a clip .
他把树篱修剪了一下。
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Low hedges enclosed the flower beds .
矮树篱把花坛围了起来。
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The cathedral is now hedged in by other buildings .
大教堂现在被其他建筑物包围着。
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Doyle crouched behind a hedge .
多伊尔蹲在篱笆后面。
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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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I saw an old man out clipping his hedge
我看见一位老人在外面修剪树篱。
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The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live
花园四周是树篱，许多小动物可以在那里栖身。
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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。
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Under planning law the maximum height for a fence or hedge is 2 metres
规划法中规定，围栏或树篱最高为2米。
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The offer was hedged around with conditions
这一提议附有诸多条件。
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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。
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Some 300 trees have been ranged along the perimeter hedge
沿着绿篱栽种着大约300棵树。
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Many reduced fares are hedged around with restrictions .
很多优惠费率都带有限制条件。
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People have damaged hedges and pushed over walls
人们弄坏了篱笆，推倒了墙。
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A car came from nowhere , and I had to jump back into the hedge just in time
一辆轿车不知从什么地方突然冒了出来，我只得向后跳到树篱中躲避，险些躲不及。
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We moved to Northamptonshire and a new landscape of hedges and fields .
我们迁往北安普敦郡，置身于一派树篱和田野的新景致中。
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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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' 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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NASA is hedging its bets and adopting both strategies .
美国航空航天局做了两手准备，两套策略双管齐下。
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The garden was enclosed by a privet hedge .
这个花园用女贞树篱圈了起来。
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He hid the bicycle in the hawthorn hedge
他把自行车藏在山楂树篱中。
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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。
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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。
指为了分隔、围绕或防卫某一区域而用石头、砖头等建起的院墙或城墙。
They climbed over the wall into the orchard.
他们翻墙进入果园。
The building was burnt out and only the walls remained.
那幢建筑物除了墙以外都烧光了。
The wall cuts across our line of vision.
墙挡住了我们的视线。
通常指用木头、铁丝等做成的隔栏，把地块、房院等与外界隔离开。
We found the entire fence whitewashed.
我们发现整个围栏都粉刷好了。
They built a fence all around to stop children (from) falling in.
他们在四周修起一圈栅栏防止儿童掉进去。
The fence in the garden is covered with intertwining morning glory.
花园的围栏上爬满了相互缠绕的牵牛花。
通常用低矮的灌木或树构成，用于分隔地块、园子等。
He wanted to cut down the hedge, but his neighbour objected.
他想把树篱剪低些，但邻居不同意。
Spring has come and the hedges are putting forth new leaves.
春天到了，树篱长出了新叶子。
Low hedges round lawns stop people from walking on the grass.
草坪四周的矮树篱阻止人们踏上草地。
尤用于修建围栏，与美国英语的 wire mesh 同义。
They wanted to use the wire netting to surround the garden.
他们想用铁丝网把花园围起来。
The soldiers quietly went under the enemy's wire netting.
士兵们悄悄地从敌人的铁丝网下钻了过去。
A bird got entangled in the wire netting.
一只鸟被金属丝网缠住了。
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