1 N-COUNT 树篱 A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road. 树篱
2 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. 防备,防范(尤指金钱损失)
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You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance. [VERB + against]
可以购买保险以防失业或患病。
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Today's clever financial instruments make it possible for firms to hedge their risks. [VERB noun]
现今各种巧妙的金融手段使得各公司防范风险成为可能。
3 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. 防护物;防备手段;防范措施
SYN guard, cover, protection, compensation
4 VERB 躲闪;回避 If you hedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision. 躲闪;回避
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They hedged in answering various questions about the operation. [VERB]
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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'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged. [VERB with quote]
“我现在不能回答你,”他闪避道。
5 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. 两面下注以防损失;骑墙
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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。
Phrasal verbs: - hedge about
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