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

• The brick path to the door was hemmed in on either side by tall, unkempt boxwood hedges.
  通往门口的砖路两旁是高大、杂乱的黄杨树篱。
• It exited all of its hedges two years ago, honouring shareholders 'desire for pure commodity exposure.
  两年前，巴里克退出了所有的对冲交易，以示尊重股东的意愿，只从事大宗商品业务。
• A landscape of small fields intersected by hedges and streams.
  有绿篱和小溪纵横交错分成许多小块的田野景色。
• 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。
• As essential tools for Chinese learners of English, ECLDs are expected to present enough PI concerning hedges.
  英汉学习型词典作为中国的英语学习者必不可少的工具，应当提供模糊限制语相关的语用信息。
• Farmers often enclose their land with hedges.
  农夫们常用树篱将他们的地围起来。
• Pragmatic Analysis of Hedges in English Business Letters
  商务英语信函中模糊限制语的语用分析
• 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。
• He leapt up lightly, arranged the reins, and was gone between the tall red-berried hedges.
  他轻快地跳上车，理好缰绳，就从两行高大的结着红色浆果的树篱中间走了。
• He walked on a few paces, and went off to look over the tops of the hedges.
  他走了几步，从篱笆上面望去。