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hedge

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hedge1 /hedʒ/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1. DLGTAa row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another 〔用低矮的灌木或树筑起的〕树篱
2 PROTECTsomething that protects you against possible problems, especially financial loss 〔尤为避免金钱损失的〕防范措施
hedge against
 Buying a house will be a hedge against inflation.
买房子是应对通货膨胀的一种防范手段。
look as if you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards at drag1(13)
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hedge2 verb (hedged, hedging) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1 AVOIDto avoid giving a direct answer to a question 避免正面回答
 You’re hedging again – have you got the money or haven’t you?
你又在闪烁其词了,你究竟有没有钱?
 ‘That depends on my partner, ’ she hedged.
那取决于我的合伙人。她避重就轻地答道。
2 hedge your bets CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYto reduce your chances of failure or loss by trying several different possibilities instead of one 多处下注以减少风险,对冲风险
 It’s a good idea to hedge your bets by applying to more than one college.
同时向几所大学提出申请是个保险的好主意。
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3hedge against something phrasal verbphr v PROTECTto try to protect yourself against possible problems, especially financial loss 采取措施避免〔尤指经济损失〕
 Smart managers will hedge against price increases.
精明的经营者会采取措施防范价格上涨带来的损失。
4hedge in phrasal verbphr v be hedged in 
a) AROUND/ROUNDto be surrounded or enclosed by something 包围
 The building was hedged in by trees.
这幢建筑四周林木围绕。
b) FORBIDif you feel hedged in by something, you feel that your freedom is restricted by it 受到的束缚[限制]
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From Longman Business Dictionary
hedgehedge1 /hedʒ/ noun [countableC]FINANCE
something that gives you protection against a financial risk, for example FUTURES (=agreements to buy or sell currencies etc on a fixed date in the future at a fixed price) or OPTIONs (=rights to buy or sell currencies etc at a particular price within a particular period of time or on a particular date in the future)
They decided that diesel fuel for the company’s trucks would rise by at least 10 cents a gallon, and have done some forward buying as a hedge.
hedge against
Investors often buy precious metals as a hedge against inflation.
hedgehedge2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
1FINANCE if you hedge a financial risk, you protect yourself against it, for example with FUTURES (=agreements to buy or sell currencies etc on a fixed date in the future at a fixed price) or OPTIONs (=rights to buy or sell currencies etc at a particular price within a particular period of time or on a particular date in the future)
I’ve never hedged currencies before. But I could see the dollar was getting lower, and I hedged for the first time, betting that the dollar would rise.
Northwest Airlines saved more than $7 million in fuel costs because it hedged 4.2 million gallons of its fuel purchases for each month by buying futures contracts.
hedging noun [uncountableU]
Manufacturers have been doing more hedging because they expect prices for copper to rise.
sophisticated currency hedging techniques
2hedge your bets to reduce your chances of failure or loss by having several choices available to you
Promoters, uncertain whether losing weight was going to stay popular, hedged their bets by advertising that their products could help you add weight or reduce it.
Origin hedge1
Old English hecg
hedge1 nounhedge2 verb
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