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

• Hedges have eyes and walls have ears.
  篱笆有眼，隔墙有耳。
• 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。
• 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。
• Farmers often enclose their land with hedges.
  农夫们常用树篱将他们的地围起来。
• But those figures are after hedges and adjustment.
  但这些数据是经过对冲和调整后的数据。
• A Comparative Study of Hedges in Letters from Business Writing Textbooks and Corporate Business Writing
  商务写作教材与公司商务信函中模糊限制词的对比研究
• The landscape is intersected with dark hedges.
  这片风景被一道深色的树篱隔开了。
• Small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges.
  亚洲土生土长的小而生长快的树，；作为防护林带和围栏而广泛种植。
• The hedges would have protected Ford if commodity prices went up; instead they went down.
  这些套期保值原本是为了保护福特免遭大宗商品价格上涨的冲击；但事实上，目前大宗商品的价格下跌了。
• 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