hedge

noun

1. 树篱
   a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field, garden/yard or road
   1. a privet hedge
      女贞树篱
2. 防止损失（尤指金钱）的手段
   a way of protecting yourself against the loss of sth, especially money
   1. 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. 避免正面回答；不直接许诺；拐弯抹角
   to avoid giving a direct answer to a question or promising to support a particular idea, etc.
   1. Just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’─and stop hedging.
      就回答“是”或“否”——别再闪烁其词了。
2. 在（田地等周围）植树篱；用树篱围住
   to put a hedge around a field, etc.
3. 包围；限制
   to surround or limit sb/sth
   1. His religious belief was always hedged with doubt.
      他的宗教信仰一直受到心不诚的局限。
   2. 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。

1. 树篱
   A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road.
2. VERB 防备，防范（尤指金钱损失）
   If you hedge against something 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。
3. N-COUNT 防护物;防备手段;防范措施
   Something that is a hedge against something 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。
4. VERB 躲闪;回避
   If you hedge, 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。
5. PHRASE 两面下注以防损失;骑墙
   If you hedge your bets, 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。

1. I saw an old man out clipping his hedge
   我看见一位老人在外面修剪树篱。
2. The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live
   花园四周是树篱，许多小动物可以在那里栖身。
3. You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance
   可以购买保险以防失业或患病。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged.
   “我现在不能回答你，”他闪避道。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. He hid the bicycle in the hawthorn hedge
    他把自行车藏在山楂树篱中。
11. Under planning law the maximum height for a fence or hedge is 2 metres
    规划法中规定，围栏或树篱最高为2米。
12. A car came from nowhere, and I had to jump back into the hedge just in time
    一辆轿车不知从什么地方突然冒了出来，我只得向后跳到树篱中躲避，险些躲不及。
13. The garden was enclosed by a privet hedge.
    这个花园用女贞树篱圈了起来。
14. Some 300 trees have been ranged along the perimeter hedge
    沿着绿篱栽种着大约300棵树。
15. A high hedge encloses the garden.
    花园被围在高高的篱笆内。
16. Every tree, every hedge is a nosegay.
    每一棵树，每一片篱笆，是一束芬芳的花朵。
17. The gardener trimmed the hedge.
    那位园林工人修剪了树篱。
18. Give the hedge a clip.
    把树篱修剪一下。
19. Hedge funds and private equity companies, too, have been racing to do deals.
    对冲基金和私人股本公司也在竞相达成交易。
20. We have a network and investor base that is totally different from most hedge funds.
    我们的关系网和投资人群体与大多数对冲基金完全不同。
21. They are also less sensitive to market conditions than private equity or hedge fund investors.
    相比于私人股本和对冲基金投资者，它们对市场状况不那么敏感。
22. Leave that game to the hedge funds and the private equity houses.
    现在要看对冲基金和私募股权投资公司的了。
23. Investment banks and hedge funds turned financial risk into financial crack with leverage.
    通过财务杠杆，投资银行和对冲基金将金融风险变成了金融崩盘。
24. Hedge funds have cut their borrowings sharply, reducing the amount of liquidity being provided to the financial system.
    对冲基金大幅削减了借款规模，从而减少了提供给金融体系的流动性规模。
25. After the losses and redemptions of 2008, many hedge funds are trying to attract new capital.
    经历了2008年的亏损和赎回之后，许多对冲基金正试图吸引新的资金。
26. That means retail banks, investment banks and asset managers, including private equity and hedge funds.
    这意味着划分成零售银行、投资银行和包含私人股本与对冲基金等业务的资产管理公司。
27. So increasingly do hedge funds and private equity funds.
    对冲基金和私人股本基金也日益向这个方向发展。
28. Asset managers and hedge funds have benefited too.
    资产管理公司与对冲基金也从中受益。
29. What can you do in a hedge fund?
    在对冲基金中你能做什么？
30. Dimon said banks are raising capital and hedge funds have been through massive de-leveraging.
    Dimon称，银行正在通过大规模的杠杆手段募集资金和对冲基金。

  wall fence hedge wire netting【导航词义：围墙】

  wall n. 墙，围墙

〔辨析〕指为了分隔、围绕或防卫某一区域而用石头、砖头等建起的院墙或城墙。

  fence n. 围栏，栅栏

〔辨析〕通常指用木头、铁丝等做成的隔栏，把地块、房院等与外界隔离开。

  hedge n. 树篱

〔辨析〕通常用低矮的灌木或树构成，用于分隔地块、园子等。

  wire netting n. 〈英〉铁丝网，金属丝网

〔辨析〕尤用于修建围栏，与美国英语的 wire mesh 同义。

hedge against sth

1. 采取保护措施（尤指为避免损失金钱）
   to do sth to protect yourself against problems, especially against losing money
   1. a privet hedge
      女贞树篱

hedge sb/sth↔in

1. 包围；环绕
   to surround sb/sth with sth

v.

hedge your bets

• （为防止损失或出错）几面下注，有几项选择可选取
  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

noun

1. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

   Synonym:    hedgerow

2. an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
   1. when you say `maybe' you are just hedging

   Synonym:    hedging

3. any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk

   Synonym:    hedging

verb

1. minimize loss or risk
   1. diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks
   2. hedge your bets

2. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   1. He dodged the issue
   2. she skirted the problem
   3. They tend to evade their responsibilities
   4. he evaded the questions skillfully

   Synonym:    fudgeevadeput offcircumventparryeludeskirtdodgeducksidestep

3. enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
   1. hedge the property

   Synonym:    hedge in

4. hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
   1. The animals were hedged in