a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field, garden or road 樹籬 a privet hedge 女貞樹籬
Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensb2Establish which boundary hedges are yours, and which belong to a neighbour. 確定哪幾段分界樹籬是你的,哪幾段是你鄰居的。 Trim the hedge and collect the trimmings. 把樹籬修剪一下,然後把剪下的枝條收在一起。 a thick hawthorn hedge 一道密實的山楂樹籬
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- tall
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- plant
- clip
- trim
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- clippings
- trimmings
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- hedge against something
a way of protecting yourself against the loss of something, especially money 防止損失(尤指金錢)的手段 I bought gold as a hedge against inflation. 我買了黃金來對沖通貨膨脹。
Word OriginOld English hegg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heg and German Hecke.