Nghĩa là gì:
hedge
hedge /hedʤ/- danh từ
- hàng rào, bờ giậu; (nghĩa bóng) hàng rào ngăn cách
- quickset hedge: hàng rào cây xanh
- dead hedge: hàng rào cây khô; hàng rào gỗ
- hàng rào (người hoặc vật)
- sự đánh bao vây (đánh cá ngựa... để yên trí khỏi thua)
- it doesn't grow on every hedge
- tính từ
- (thuộc) hàng rào; ở hàng rào; gần hàng rào
- vụng trộm, lén lút
- a hedge love-affair: chuyện yêu đương lén lút
- ngoại động từ
- rào lại (một miếng đất...)
- (nghĩa bóng) bao quanh, bao bọc, bao vây
- to hedge in the enemy's army: bao vây quân địch
- nội động từ
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) làm hàng rào; sửa hàng rào, sửa giậu
- tránh không trả lời thẳng, tìm lời thoái thác; tránh không tự thắt buộc mình
- đánh bao vây (đánh cá ngựa... để yên trí khỏi thua)
- to hedge in
- rào lại, bao quanh bằng hàng rào
hedge Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
hedge in
keep from getting out or moving freely, block in My car was hedged in by the other cars and I was unable to move it this morning.
hedge your bets
bet safely, bet on two or more horses etc. If you hedge your bets, you have a better chance of winning.
hedge one's bets
Idiom(s): hedge one's bets
Theme: BALANCE
to reduce one's loss on a bet or on an investment by counterbalancing the loss in some way. (Slang.)
• Bob bet Ann that the plane would be late. He usually hedges his bets. This time he called the airline and asked about the plane before he made the bet.
• John bought some stock and then bet Mary that the stock would go down in value in one year. He has hedged his bets perfectly. If the stock goes up, he sells it, pays off Mary, and still makes a profit. If it goes down, he reduces his loss by winning the bet he made with Mary.
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
Giving enough space to each other help maintain a good relationship.
fence in|fence|hedge|hedge in|hem|hem in
v. To keep (someone) from doing what he or she would like to do. Usually used in the passive. Mary felt fenced in because her father would not let her drive a car or have dates with boys. John didn't like his job because he had to do the same kind of work all the time. He felt that he was hemmed in.
hedge about|hedge|hedge in
1. To surround with a hedge or barrier; protect or separate by closing in. The house is hedged about with hushes and trees. The little garden is hedged in to keep the chickens out. 2. To keep from getting out or moving freely; keep from acting freely; block in. The boys are hedged in today. They can only play in the backyard. The king said he could not make new laws if he was so hedged in by old ones.
Synonym: FENCE IN.
An hedge idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with hedge, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ hedge