英语词汇“hedge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	hedge
释义	Trends of hedge View usage for: hedge (hedʒ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense hedges, present participle hedging, past tense, past participle hedged 1. countable noun A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a garden, field, or road. 2. verb If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it. You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance. [VERB + against] Today's clever financial instruments make it possible for firms to hedge their risks. [VERB noun] 3. countable noun Something that is a hedge against something unpleasant will protect you from its effects. Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation. [+ against] Synonyms: guard, cover, protection, compensation More Synonyms of hedge 4. verb If you hedge, you avoid answering a question or committing yourself to a particular action or decision. They hedged in answering various questions about the operation. [VERB] 'I can't give you an answer now,' he hedged. [VERB with quote] 5. See hedge one's bets Phrasal verbs: See hedge about More Synonyms of hedge hedge in British English (hɛdʒ) noun 1. a row of shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary to a field, garden, etc 2. a barrier or protection against something 3. the act or a method of reducing the risk of financial loss on an investment, bet, etc 4. a cautious or evasive statement 5. (modifier; often in combination) low, inferior, or illiterate a hedge lawyer verb 6. (transitive) to enclose or separate with or as if with a hedge 7. (intransitive) to make or maintain a hedge, as by cutting and laying 8. (tr; often foll by in, about, or around) to hinder, obstruct, or restrict 9. (intransitive) to evade decision or action, esp by making noncommittal statements 10. (transitive) to guard against the risk of loss in (a bet, the paying out of a win, etc), esp by laying bets with other bookmakers 11. (intransitive) to protect against financial loss through future price fluctuations, as by investing in futures Derived forms hedger (ˈhedger) noun hedging (ˈhedging) noun hedgy (ˈhedgy) adjective Word origin Old English hecg; related to Old High German heckia, Middle Dutch hegge; see haw1 hedge in American English (hɛdʒ) noun 1. a row of closely planted shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary or fence 2. anything serving as a fence or barrier; restriction or defense 3. the act or an instance of hedging adjective 4. of, in, or near a hedge 5. low, disreputable, irregular, etc. verb transitiveWord forms: hedged or ˈhedging 6. to place a hedge around or along; border or bound with a hedge 7. to hinder or guard as by surrounding with a barrier often with in 8. to try to avoid or lessen loss in connection with (a bet, risk, etc.) by making counterbalancing bets, investments, etc. verb intransitive 9. to hide or protect oneself, as if behind a hedge 10. to hide behind words; refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer 11. to try to avoid or lessen loss by making counterbalancing bets, investments, etc. Derived forms hedger (ˈhedger) noun Word origin ME hegge < OE hecg, akin to Ger hecke < IE base kagh-, wickerwork, wickerwork pen > ON heggr, L caulae, sheepfold: basic sense “woven fence, enclosure” hedge in Finance (hɛdʒ) Word forms:* (present) hedges, (past) hedged, (perfect) hedged, (progressive) hedging verb (Finance: Investment) If you hedge, you reduce risk when conducting a transaction by doing an opposite transaction. Investors were plowing their funds into oil and other commodities to hedge against inflation. Private companies owe more than half of the country's foreign debt, much of it consistingof loans which were not hedged against currency risks. If you hedge, you reduce risk when conducting a transaction by doing an opposite transaction. hedge fund hedge in Accounting (hɛdʒ) Word forms: (present) hedges, (past) hedged, (perfect) hedged, (progressive) hedging verb (Accounting: Investing) If you hedge, you reduce risk when conducting a transaction by doing an opposite transaction. Investors were plowing their funds into oil and other commodities to hedge against inflation. Private companies owe more than half of the country's foreign debt, much of it consistingof loans which were not hedged against currency risks. If you hedge, you reduce risk when conducting a transaction by doing an opposite transaction. More idioms containing hedge hedge your bets Image of hedge © Sirapob, shutterstock Examples of 'hedge' in a sentence hedge Other hedge funds also appear to have taken a hit from instability in the global economy. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The motoring media is hedging its bets. Times, Sunday Times (2017) It so hedged its bets that it felt like that too. Times, Sunday Times (2017) For a long season of reliable colour as a small hedge it's hard to beat. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Of most concern to the City will be the collapse in hedge fund trading. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The two bodies now plan to pool their bonds, hedge funds and property investments in the same way. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Evergreen shrub that can be left to grow into a small tree, or clipped to make a fine hedge. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Families have been advised to tighten security around their garden hedges after the attacks ranging from Kent to Oxfordshire. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Large fields with few hedges have reduced the numbers of small farmland birds, but suit the geese, who like to feed as far as possible from people. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The bank will not suffer the accounting problems produced by hedging with financial futures. Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995) The cases have mainly involved small companies and hedge funds or predatory investors. Times, Sunday Times (2006) So how do hedge funds make their money? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Support is hedged with caveats about how he must act differently. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The bunting also needs hedges around fields. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Views on the best inflation hedge differ. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It also has a small amount in hedge funds. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The loans were pooled together and became a favourite investment of some hedge funds. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Or is she hedging her bets in case she fails to become mayor? Times, Sunday Times (2015) Hedges with financial futures suffer from basis risk and accounting problems. Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995) Good in partial shade under trees and makes a good hedge. Times, Sunday Times (2012) One muttered something about the front hedge. Times, Sunday Times (2007) These allow investors to hedge against inflation. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Investors pulled millions of pounds out and hundreds of smaller hedge funds have closed. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Investment banks and hedge funds are the most active players. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Is it time to stop hedging bets? Times, Sunday Times (2007) Outside is a small hedged garden. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Gold was in demand from investors using it as a hedge to protect themselves against the potentiallyinflationary measures by the central banks. Times, Sunday Times (2011) By that stage, the hedge funds will be laughing all the way to the bank. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I like high hedges which really enclose. Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994) I want a boundary hedge at the bottom of my garden to screen out parked cars. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Looking down the main axis to the bottom of the garden, there is a dip in the field hedge. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I hid it behind the garden hedge so that nobody could confront me in the hallway and inspect my purchases. John Walsh ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?: A Life Through the Movies (2004) Much of the growth in their loan books in recent years has been to the financial sector - hedge funds and the like. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages hedge British English: hedge /hɛdʒ/ NOUN A hedge is a row of bushes along the edge of a garden, field, or road. American English: hedge Arabic: سِيَّاجٌ مِنَ الشُجَيراتِ Brazilian Portuguese: cerca viva Chinese: 树篱 Croatian: živica Czech: živý plot Danish: hæk Dutch: heg European Spanish: seto Finnish: pensasaita French: haie German: Hecke Greek: θαμνοφράκτης Italian: siepe Japanese: 垣根 Korean: 생울타리 Norwegian: hekk Polish: żywopłot European Portuguese: sebe Romanian: gard viu Russian: живая изгородь Latin American Spanish: seto Swedish: häck buskage Thai: แนวพุ่มไม้ Turkish: çit çalılık Ukrainian: живопліт Vietnamese: hàng rào British English: hedge VERB If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it. You can hedge against illness with insurance. American English: hedge Brazilian Portuguese: dar evasivas Chinese: 防备 >尤指金钱损失 European Spanish: contestar con evasivas French: se prémunir German: sich schützen vor Italian: cautelarsi Japanese: 保護する Korean: 대비하다 European Portuguese: proteger-se de algo Latin American Spanish: contestar con evasivas All related terms of 'hedge' hedge about If you say that something such as an offer is hedged about or is hedged around with rules or conditions, you mean that there are a lot of rules or conditions. hedge fund A hedge fund is an investment fund that invests large amounts of money using methods that involve a lot of risk . Texas hedge the opposite of a normal hedging operation , in which risk is increased by buying more than one financial instrument of the same kind hedge garlic a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic : family Brassicaceae ( crucifers ) hedge hyssop any of several North American scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Gratiola, esp G . aurea, having small yellow or white flowers hedge laying the art or practice of making or maintaining a hedge by cutting branches partway through, laying them horizontally, and pegging them in position in order to create a strong thick hedge hedge-school a school held out of doors in favourable weather , indoors in winter hedge sparrow a small brownish European songbird , Prunella modularis: family Prunellidae ( accentors ) hedge trimmer a power tool used to trim hedges privet hedge any oleaceous shrub of the genus Ligustrum, esp L . vulgare or L. ovalifolium , having oval dark green leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black berries winter hedge a clothes horse hedge clippers clippers or shears used to trim hedges quickset hedge a plant or cutting , esp of hawthorn , set so as to form a hedge hedge fund manager a person in charge of managing a hedge fund and making its investments hedge one's bets 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. hedge your bets If you hedge your bets , you follow two courses of action to avoid making a decision between two things because you cannot decide which one is right. jack-by-the-hedge a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic : family Brassicaceae ( crucifers ) dunnock a small brownish European songbird , Prunella modularis: family Prunellidae ( accentors ) Chinese translation of 'hedge' hedge (hɛdʒ) n (c) 树(樹)篱(籬) (shùlí) (道, dào) vi (= stall) 闪(閃)烁(爍)其词(詞) (shǎnshuò qící) a hedge against inflation 防止通货(貨)膨胀(脹)的手段 (fángzhǐ tōnghuò péngzhàng de shǒuduàn) to hedge one's bets 两(兩)面下注 (liǎng miàn xiàzhù) 1 (noun) in the sense of guard Definition a barrier or protection against something, esp. against the risk of loss on an investment Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation. Synonyms guard The heater should have a safety guard fitted. cover There were barren wastes of field with no trees and no cover. protection Innocence is no protection from the evils in our society. compensation shield The wall provided a shield from the wind. safeguard A system like ours lacks adequate safeguards for civil liberties. counterbalance insurance cover 2 (noun) in the sense of hedgerow Definition a row of shrubs or bushes forming a boundary The car left the road and ploughed through a hedge. Synonyms hedgerow quickset 1 (verb) in the sense of prevaricate Definition to avoid making a decision by making noncommittal statements When asked about his involvement, he hedged. Synonyms prevaricate British ministers continued to prevaricate on the issue. evade Mr Patel denied that he was evading the question. sidestep He was trying to sidestep responsibility. duck (informal) He had ducked the confrontation. dodge He has repeatedly dodged the question. flannel (British, informal) He flannelled and prevaricated. waffle (informal, mainly British) quibble Let's not quibble. beg the question pussyfoot (informal) Stop pussyfooting around and say what you really mean! equivocate He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen at the next election. temporize be noncommittal 2 (verb) in the sense of enclose sweeping lawns hedged with floribundas Synonyms enclose The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence. edge a chocolate brown jacket edged with yellow border white sand bordered by palm trees and tropical flowers surround The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence. fence They intend to fence in about 100 acres of land. Phrasal verbs See hedge against something See hedge someone in See hedge something in See hedge something or someone about Additional synonyms in the sense of border Definition to provide with a border white sand bordered by palm trees and tropical flowers Synonyms edge, bound, decorate, trim, fringe, rim, hem in the sense of cover There were barren wastes of field with no trees and no cover. Synonyms protection, shelter, shield, refuge, defence, woods, guard, sanctuary, camouflage, hiding place, undergrowth, concealment in the sense of dodge Definition to evade by cleverness or trickery He has repeatedly dodged the question. Synonyms avoid, hedge, parry, get out of, shun, evade, sidestep, circumvent (formal), shirk, fend off Synonyms of 'hedge' hedge Explore 'hedge' in the dictionary
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