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

noun | verb

hedgehedge1 /hɛdʒ/ ●○○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYhedge¹

Origin: Old English hecg

1a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, used as a border around a yard or between two yards2something that helps avoid problems, losing a lot of money, etc.: hedge against People are buying houses as a hedge against inflation. [Origin: Old English hecg]

noun | verb

hedgehedge2 verb

VERB TABLE

hedge

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hedge
	he, she, it	hedges
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hedged
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hedged
	he, she, it	has hedged
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hedged
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hedge
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hedged

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hedging
	he, she, it	is hedging
	you, we, they	are hedging
Past	I, he, she, it	was hedging
	you, we, they	were hedging
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hedging
	he, she, it	has been hedging
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hedging
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hedging
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hedging

1[intransitive] to avoid giving a direct answer to a question: hedge on He hedged on the question of whether the trials were fair.2hedge your bets to reduce your chances of failing or losing money by trying several different possibilities instead of one: It’s a good idea to hedge your bets by applying to more than one college.hedge against something phrasal verb to try to protect yourself against possible problems, especially financial loss: Smart managers will hedge against price increases.hedge somebody/something in phrasal verb be hedged in a)to be surrounded or enclosed by something: The building was hedged in by trees. b)if you feel hedged in by something, you feel that your freedom is restricted by it