hedge

1. N-COUNT A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees, usually along the edge of a lawn, garden, field, or road. 樹籬

2. V-I If you hedge against something unpleasant or unwanted that might affect you, especially losing money, you do something which will protect you from it. 防備 (尤指金錢損失)

You can hedge against illness with insurance. 你可以買保險以備治療患病之需。

3. N-COUNT Something that is a hedge against something unpleasant will protect you from its effects. 防備手段

Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation. 黃金傳統上是一種防範通貨膨脹的手段。

4. PHRASE 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. 幾麪下注

The company tried to hedge its bets by diversifying into other fields. 該公司試圖通過兼營其他領域幾麪下注。