单词 | hedge |
释义 | hedge [hedʒ] noun countable BUSHES 灌木丛 ADVANCED ■a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together, especially along the edge of a garden, field or road (尤指花园、田地或马路边缘的)树篱 •a privet hedge水蜡树篱 [hedʒ] noun countable PROTECTION 保护 ■a way of protecting, controlling or limiting something 保护(或控制、限制)手段 •She'd made some overseas investments as a hedge against [hedʒ] verb transitive + adverb or preposition [usually passive] ■to limit something severely 严格限制 •We've got permission, but it's hedged about/around with intransitive ■to try to avoid giving an answer or taking any action 避免答覆;拐弯抹角;回避 •Stop hedging and tell me what you really think.别再拐弯抹角了,告诉我你真正的想法。 [hedʒ] verb hedge your bets ■to protect yourself against loss by supporting more than one possible result or both sides in a competition (为避免损失)两方下注,两边押宝 •They're hedging their bets and keeping up contacts with both companies.他们为避免损失而同时与那两家公司都保持着联系。 |
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