hedge

noun

/hedʒ/

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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
- 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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- tall
- …
verb + hedge
- plant
- clip
- trim
- …
hedge + noun
- clippings
- trimmings
- trimmer
- …
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。

词源Old English hegg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heg and German Hecke.

verb

/hedʒ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they hedge	/hedʒ/ /hedʒ/
he / she / it hedges	/ˈhedʒɪz/ /ˈhedʒɪz/
past simple hedged	/hedʒd/ /hedʒd/
past participle hedged	/hedʒd/ /hedʒd/
-ing form hedging	/ˈhedʒɪŋ/ /ˈhedʒɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[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。
[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
[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。

词源Old English hegg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heg and German Hecke.

Idioms

hedge your bets

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.她通过申请各种其他工作来规避风险。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2, Opinion and argumentc2