- A hedge is a living fence made of closely planted bushes, which, as they grow and get trimmed and shaped, form a wall of green.
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- v. 用树篱笆围住；避免作正面答复
- n. 对冲，套期保值；树篱；障碍
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1. Along the river bank there is a hedge.
沿河岸有一排树篱芭。
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2. We need to trim away the rough edges on that hedge.
我们需要把这树篱不平整的边缘剪掉。
- hedge (n.) Old English hecg "hedge," originally any fence, living or artificial, from West Germanic *hagjo (source also of Middle Dutch hegge, Dutch heg, Old High German hegga, German Hecke "hedge"), from PIE root *kagh- "to catch, seize; wickerwork, fence" (source also of Latin caulae "a sheepfold, enclosure," Gaulish caio "circumvallation," Welsh cae "fence, hedge"). Related to Old English haga "enclosure, hedge" (see haw (n.)).
- hedge (v.) late 14c., "make a hedge," also "surround with a barricade or palisade;" from hedge (n.). The intransitive sense of "dodge, evade, avoid committing oneself" is first recorded 1590s, on the notion of hiding as if in a hedge. That of "insure oneself against loss," as in a bet, by playing something on the other side is from 1670s, originally with in; probably from an earlier use of hedge in meaning "secure (a debt) by including it in a larger one which has better security" (1610s). Related: Hedged; hedging. The noun in the wagering sense is from 1736.
hedge / hedʒ ; NAmE hedʒ / noun , verb hedge hedges hedged hedging noun 1 a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field, garden/yard or road 树篱 ◆ a privet hedge 女贞树篱 2 hedgeagainst sth a way of protecting yourself against the loss of sth, especially money 防止损失（尤指金钱）的手段 ◆ to buy gold as a hedge against inflation 购买黄金以抵消通货膨胀造成的损失 verb 1 [intransitive ] to avoid giving a direct answer to a question or promising to support a particular idea, etc. 避免正面回答；不直接许诺；拐弯抹角 ◆ Just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’—and stop hedging. 只要回答“是”或“不是”，别再闪烁其词了。 2 [transitive ] hedgesth to put a hedgearound a field, etc. 在（田地等周围）植树篱；用树篱围住 3 [transitive , usually passive ] hedgesb/sth (about/around) (with sth) ( formal) to surround or limit sb/sth 包围；限制 ◆ His religious belief was always hedged with doubt. 他的宗教信仰一直受到心不诚的局限。 ◆ Their offer was hedged around with all sorts of conditions. 他们的建议附带了各种各样的限制条件。 IDIOM ˌhedge your ˈbets to reduce the risk of losing or making a mistake by supporting more than one side in a competition, an argument, etc, or by having several choices available to you （为防止损失或出错）几面下注，有几项选择可选取 PHRASAL VERBS ˈhedge against sth to do sth to protect yourself against problems, especially against losing money 采取保护措施（尤指为避免损失金钱） ◆ a way of hedging against currency risks 避免货币风险的保值措施 ˌhedge sb/sth↔ˈin to surround sb/sth with sth 包围；环绕 SYN hem sb/sth in ◆ The cathedral is now hedged in by other buildings. 大教堂现在被其他建筑物包围着。 ◆ ( figurative) Married life made him feel hedged in and restless. 婚姻生活使他感觉受到束缚而且心烦。 hedge / hedʒ ; NAmE hedʒ /
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