hedges

英 [ˈhedʒɪz]

美 [ˈhedʒɪz]

n.  树篱; 防止损失(尤指金钱)的手段
v.  避免正面回答; 不直接许诺; 拐弯抹角; 在(田地等周围)植树篱; 用树篱围住; 包围; 限制
hedge的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 树篱
  Ahedgeis a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road.
• VERB 防备，防范（尤指金钱损失）
  If youhedge againstsomething unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it.
  1. You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance...
     可以购买保险以防失业或患病。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 防护物;防备手段;防范措施
  Something that is ahedge againstsomething unpleasant will protect you from its effects.
  1. 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。
• VERB 躲闪;回避
  If youhedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision.
  1. 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。
  2. 'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged.
     “我现在不能回答你，”他闪避道。
• PHRASE 两面下注以防损失;骑墙
  If youhedgeyourbets, 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• What, you need some hedges trimmed?
  怎么了，你需要我帮你修剪修剪树篱吗？
• For example, JP Morgan announced that it would transact without restructuring for loan book hedges.
  例如，摩根大通宣布，将在没有对贷款预定对冲的情况下办理贷款。
• The wild rose is a familiar sight in woods and hedges.
  野蔷薇在树林和树篱中很常见。
• Hedges and Politeness Principle
  模糊限制语语用功能与礼貌原则相关性研究
• The landscape is intersected with dark hedges.
  这片风景被一道深色的树篱隔开了。
• Hedges said the world's smallest bird species, the bee hummingbird, can be found in Cuba.
  海吉斯说，世界上最小的鸟种，蜂蜂鸟，可以在古巴找到。
• 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。
• This essay makes a pragmatic study on the hedges in medical writing.
  探讨医学英语语篇中闪避语的使用及其语用功能。
• The Application of Hedges and Their Pragmatic Functions in English Teaching
  模糊限制语在英语课堂教学中的应用及其语用功能
• Fields and hedges were thickly covered and people had to dig paths from their houses to the roadside.
  田野和树篱都覆盖了一层厚厚的雪，人们只好从家门口挖出一条条下路通往路边。