a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field, garden or road 树篱 a privet hedge 女贞树篱
Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensb2Establish which boundary hedges are yours, and which belong to a neighbour. 确定哪几段分界树篱是你的,哪几段是你邻居的。 Trim the hedge and collect the trimmings. 把树篱修剪一下,然后把剪下的枝条收在一起。 a thick hawthorn hedge 一道密实的山楂树篱
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
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- hedge against something
a way of protecting yourself against the loss of something, especially money 防止损失(尤指金钱)的手段 I bought gold as a hedge against inflation. 我买了黄金来对冲通货膨胀。
Word OriginOld English hegg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heg and German Hecke.