词汇 | hedge against |
释义 | Phr V hedge against hedges, hedging, hedged hedge against sth to do things which will prevent financial problems or changes from having a bad effect on youInvestors are hedging against a possible stockmarket crash.Raising taxes might be one way to hedge against economic recession. hedge against sth to do something to protect yourself against possible problems or financial changes: Analysts have suggested a number of ways to hedge against a major downturn in the US stock market.■ SIMILAR TO: guard against hedge against (something)1. To take an action in order to offset a potential future loss. What can we do to hedge against possible financial losses? 2. To protect something against a potential future loss. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hedge" and "against." What can we do to hedge our investments against possible losses? hedge something against somethingFig. to protect investments against a decline in value by making counterbalancing bets or investments. The investor hedged his portfolio against a drop in stock prices by buying some bonds. I have to hedge my bets against losing. hedge against somethingto do something to lessen the risk of something happening; to bet against something bad happening. I want to hedge against something going wrong in the stock market, so I have bonds in my portfolio, too. We will hedge against any risk we can detect. |
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