Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense hedges, present participle hedging, past tense, past participle hedged
1N-COUNT 樹籬 A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road. 樹籬
2VERB 防備,防範(尤指金錢損失) If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it. 防備,防範(尤指金錢損失)
You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance. [VERB + against]
可以購買保險以防失業或患病。
Today's clever financial instruments make it possible for firms to hedge their risks. [VERB noun]
現今各種巧妙的金融手段使得各公司防範風險成爲可能。
3N-COUNT 防護物;防備手段;防範措施 Something that is a hedge against something unpleasant will protect you from its effects. 防護物;防備手段;防範措施
Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation. [+ against]
4VERB 躲閃;回避 If you hedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision. 躲閃;回避
They hedged in answering various questions about the operation. [VERB]
他們閃爍其詞,不願回答有關此次行動的各種問題。
'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged. [VERB with quote]
“我現在不能回答你,”他閃避道。
5PHRASE 兩面下注以防損失;騎牆 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. 兩面下注以防損失;騎牆
Hawker Siddeley tried to hedge its bets by diversifying into other fields.
霍克·西德利試圖通過在其他領域進行多樣化發展來規避風險。
Forecasters are hedging their bets about the outcome of this Saturday's Louisiana governor's race.