1
- a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs（矮树）树篱：
a privet hedge.
女贞木树篱。
1.1
- a contract entered into or asset held as a protection against possible financial loss保值措施（为避免或减轻经济损失而采取的预防措施, 如签订合同或资产保有等）：
he sees the new fund as an excellent hedge against a fall in sterling.
他把新基金看做是一项良好的防备英镑下跌的保值措施。
1.2
- a word or phrase used to allow for additional possibilities or to avoid over-precise commitment, for example etc., often, usually, or sometimes模糊措辞（如etc., often, usually, sometimes等, 用于表示留有余地或避免过于明确的承诺）。
with obj.
1
- （常作be hedged）surround or bound with a hedge用树篱把…围住：
a garden hedged with yew
用紫杉树围起来的花园
1.1
hedge something in
enclose围住, 围入。
2
- limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions（以附加条件、例外情况等）限制; 修正：
they hedged their story about with provisos.
他们给自己的说法加上了种种附带性文字。
2.1
- no obj. avoid making a definite decision, statement, or commitment避免作明确决定; 含糊其辞; 避免作明确承诺：
he hedged at every new question.
他回答所有的新问题都含糊其辞。
3
- protect (one's investment or an investor) against loss by making balancing or compensating contracts or transactions（通过签订抵消损失的合同或进行补偿性交易）保护（投资, 投资者）免遭损失。
短语
hedge one's bets
- avoid committing oneself when faced with a difficult choice（在面对困难抉择时）避免作明确承诺; 避免表态。
派生词
hedger
noun词源
Old English hegg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heg and German Hecke.