Hedge



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 树篱; 限制
• ［英］ n. 树篱;限制 ( restriction or defense)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English hegge, from Old English hecg; akin to Old English haga hedge, hawthorn
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees
  • b. barrier, limit
• 2. a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss)
• 3. a calculatedly noncommittal or evasive statement

II. verb (hedged; hedging)

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to enclose or protect with or as if with a hedge ; encircle
  • 2. to hem in or obstruct with or as if with a barrier ; hinder <hedged about by special regulations and statutes — Sandi Rosenbloom>
  • 3. to protect oneself from losing or failing by a counterbalancing action <hedge a bet>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to plant, form, or trim a hedge
  • 2. to evade the risk of commitment especially by leaving open a way of retreat ; trim
  • 3. to protect oneself financially: as
    • a. to buy or sell commodity futures as a protection against loss due to price fluctuation
    • b. to minimize the risk of a bet
• ? hedger noun
• ? hedgingly adverb

III. adjective

• Date: 14th century
• 1. of, relating to, or designed for a hedge
• 2. born, living, or made near or as if near hedges ; roadside
• 3. inferior 3

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