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樹籬
A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road.
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VERB
防備，防范（尤指金錢損失）
If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it.
例句
You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance...
可以購買保險以防失業或患病。
Today's clever financial instruments make it possible for firms to hedge their risks.
現今各種巧妙的金融手段使得各公司防范風險成為可能。
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防護物;防備手段;防范措施
Something that is a hedge against something unpleasant will protect you from its effects.
例句
Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation.
購買黃金是防范通貨膨脹的一種傳統手段。
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VERB
躲閃;回避
If you hedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision.
例句
They hedged in answering various questions about the operation...
他們閃爍其詞，不愿回答有關此次行動的各種問題。
'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged.
“我現在不能回答你，”他閃避道。
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PHRASE
兩面下注以防損失;騎墻
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.
例句
Hawker Siddeley tried to hedge its bets by diversifying into other fields...
霍克·西德利試圖通過在其他領域進行多樣化發展來規避風險。
Forecasters are hedging their bets about the outcome of this Saturday's Louisiana governor's race.
預測家對本周六路易斯安那州州長競選的結果騎墻觀望，多手下注。