hedge

英 [hedʒ] 美 [hedʒ]

• n. 树篱；篱笆；障碍；防护物；套期保值；推诿
• v. 用树篱围；避免直接回答；两面下注

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]树篱

   row of bushes or shrubs planted close together and forming a boundary for a field

2. [C]保护手段

   means of defence against possible loss

v. (动词)

1. vt. 用树篱围起

   make a hedge round sth

2. vt. 受…的束缚

   be full of or surrounded by, especially in a way that causes difficulty or limits one's actions

3. vt. & vi. 回避

   refuse to answer directly

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 树篱，篱笆，生篱，绿篱
2. 界限
3. 模棱两可的话
4. 两面下注，赌两面
5. 防备，防御；防备措施，防止损失的手段，保护手段，防御物
6. 障碍，障碍物
7. 隔墙
8. 套头交易（把价格波动造成损失的风险减少到最低限度的一种买卖方法）

v. 动词

1. 用树篱笆围住，用树篱围起
2. 围住，包围，围护
3. 修筑树篱，作树篱，修树篱，筑树篱，在（田地等周围）植树篱，在…周围设生篱
4. 妨碍，设障碍于，设置障碍…以挡住（常与in连用）
5. 防范，规避，躲藏，避免，限制
6. 赌两面，两面下注以防损失
7. 做套头交易
8. 避免直接答复，避免直接回答，避免正面回答
9. 不直接许诺
10. 拐弯抹角
11. 有几项选择可选取
12. 几面下注
13. 受…的束缚
14. 保护（自己）
15. 推诿，搪塞，躲闪，回避
16. 避免损失

adj. 形容词

1. 树篱的，生篱的，绿篱的
2. 树篱下的，树篱旁的，树篱附近的
3. 偷偷摸摸的，不正当的
4. 名声不好的，名誉不好的
5. 低劣的，卑贱的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

2. any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

3. an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement;

   "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
   

Verb:

1. 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"
   

2. hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge;

   "The animals were hedged in"
   

3. enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges;

   "hedge the property"
   

4. minimize loss or risk;

   "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"
   "hedge your bets"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They managed to wriggle their way through the thick hedge.
   他们设法钻过了厚厚的树篱。
2. There is an opening in the hedge.
   这篱笆上有个洞。
3. There is a hedge of spectators along the sidewalk.
   沿着人行道形成了一道观众障碍。
4. Buying a house is the best hedge against inflation.
   购买房子是防止通货膨胀的最佳保障。
5. respond grimly
   

用作动词 (v.)

1. Mr. Green began to hedge his courtyard in last year.
   去年格林先生开始把他的庭院用篱笆围起来。
2. When I'm asked about this on occasion,I hedge the question too.
   偶尔有人向我提这个问题时，我也避免直接回答。
3. When you have made a bad bet, it is best to hedge off.
   如果你赌运不佳,最好两方下注,以免损失过高。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The sheep got into the field through a gap in the hedge.
   羊群从树篱的缺口跑向田野。
2. Buying gold may be a hedge against inflation.
   购买黄金不失为防止通货膨胀的上策。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Answer “yes” or “no”—don't hedge.
   回答“是”或“否”,不要回避问题。
2. No mathematician is infallible; he may make mistakes, but he must not hedge.
   没有一位数学家是一贯正确的; 他可能会犯错误,但他绝不会回避任何一个问题。
3. You're hedging again—have you or haven't you got the money?
   你又在闪烁其词,你到底有没有钱?

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. They planted lilacs to hedge the yard.
   他们种上紫丁香把院子围住了。
2. The difficulties hedged all approach.
   这些困难无从解决。
3. The president hedged the question of tax relief.
   总统回避减税问题。
4. They were advising clients to hedge the imminent inflation by buying farmland.
   他们曾建议顾客购买农田,以免遭受迫在眉睫的通货膨胀带来的损失。

经典引文

• An ornamental rose garden separated from the lawn by a neat briar hedge.

  出自： W. Boyd

• There's such divinity doth hedge a King.

  出自：Hamlet , Shakespeare

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

hedge against (v.+prep.)

防止,警惕 protect; guard against (sth)
hedge against sth
This money must be saved for the purpose of hedging against change in the exchange rate.

为防备汇率的变化,这笔钱必须存起来。

hedge in (v.+adv.)

限制,束缚 surround or limit (sth)
hedge sb/sth ⇔ in
He hedged a piece of land in.

他用树篱围起一块土地。
The garden was well hedged in.

花园四周用树篱围得很好。
This town is hedged in by hills.

这个镇四周环山。 hedge sb/sth ⇔ in with sth
It won't do to hedge your pupils in with a thousand dos and don'ts.

用无数清规戒律束缚学生是不行的。
They are hedged in with rules and regulations.

他们受到各种条条框框的限制。

hedge off (v.+adv.)

两面下注 gamble on two sides
hedge off
When you have made a bad bet, it is best to hedge off.

如果你赌运不佳,最好两面下注,以免损失过多。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• crop〔plant〕 a hedge 修剪〔栽种〕树篱

形容词+～

• dead hedge 柴篱
• high hedge 高树篱
• safe hedge 安全对策

介词+～

• hang in〔on〕 the hedge (诉讼)悬而未决
• take a sheet off a hedge 公然窃取
• on the hedge 骑墙,耍两面派

～+介词

• hedge against 避免…的措施

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• hedge the inflation 避免通货膨胀
• hedge the question of tax relief 回避问题
• hedge the yard 把院子围住

～+副词

• hedge about〔round〕 困住,限制
• hedge a piece of land in 把一块土地用树篱围起来
• hedge off 用篱笆遮隔,隔绝

～+副词+介词

• hedge in by hills 四周环山
• hedge off from the outer world 与外界隔绝
• hedge sb about with rules 以清规戒律束缚某人的手脚
• hedge in with 用…困住〔限制〕

～+介词

• hedge sb's path with difficulties 在某人的道路上设置障碍

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. hedge的基本意思是用树篱或类似物把某地〔物〕围起来,引申可表示“受…的束缚”“回避”等。
2. hedge通常多用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时常表示“回避”。
3. hedge可用于被动结构。

近反义词

【近义词】

• barrier
• border
• fence of shrubs
• guard
• protection