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hedge

noun
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  1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field, garden or road树篱
    • a privet hedge女贞树篱
    Extra Examples
    • Establish which boundary hedges are yours, and which belong to a neighbour.确定哪几段分界树篱是你的，哪几段是你邻居的。
    • Trim the hedge and collect the trimmings.把树篱修剪一下，然后把剪下的枝条收在一起。
    • a thick hawthorn hedge一道密实的山楂树篱
    Topics Gardensb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • low
    • tall
    • …
    verb + hedge
    • plant
    • clip
    • trim
    • …
    hedge + noun
    • clippings
    • trimmings
    • trimmer
    • …
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  2. hedge against something a way of protecting yourself against the loss of something, especially money防止损失（尤指金钱）的手段
    • I bought gold as a hedge against inflation.我买了黄金来对冲通货膨胀。
    3. Word OriginOld English hegg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heg and German Hecke.

hedge

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hedge
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he / she / it hedges
🔊/ˈhedʒɪz/
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past simple hedged
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past participle hedged
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-ing form hedging
🔊/ˈhedʒɪŋ/
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  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] hedge something to put a hedge around a field, etc.在（田地等）周围植树篱；用树篱围住
  3. [transitive, usually passive] (formal) to surround or limit somebody/something包围；限制
    • be hedged (with something) His religious belief was always hedged with doubt.他的宗教信仰一直受到心不诚的局限。🔊🔊
    • be hedged around (with something) 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。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginOld English hegg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heg and German Hecke.
Idioms
hedge your bets
  1. 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
    • She hedged her bets by applying for various other jobs as well.她还通过申请其他各种工作来对冲自己的赌注。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2, Opinion and argumentc2