noun🔗Share生け垣A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden."He trims the hedge once a week."彼は週に一度生け垣を刈り込みます。environmentplantpropertynatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share保護、防護A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm."The police formed tight hedges around the protestors to keep them safe from angry onlookers. "怒った見物人から抗議者を守るため、警察は抗議者の周りに厳重な保護線を形成した。environmentpropertynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share生け垣A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land."The small schoolyard was bordered by hedges, providing a natural barrier from the busy street. "小さな校庭は生け垣で囲まれ、賑やかな通りからの自然な障壁を提供していました。propertyagricultureenvironmentplantarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share言い逃れ、曖昧な表現A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement."My neighbor offered a few hedges about the new school rules, saying they might or might not affect everyone equally. "隣人は新しい学校の規則について、全員に均等に影響を与えるかもしれないし、そうでないかもしれないと言い逃れをいくつかした。communicationstatementlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareヘッジ、リスクヘッジContract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements)."A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, a hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/gains suffered by an individual or an organization."ヘッジとは、付随する投資によって生じる可能性のある潜在的な損失/利益を相殺することを目的とした投資ポジションです。 簡単に言うと、ヘッジは個人または組織が被る大きな損失/利益を減らすために使用されます。businessfinanceinsuranceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share道端の、三流の(noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.""Despite years of hedges lawyering, he never gained respect within the prestigious firm." "長年、道端の弁護士業を続けてきたにもかかわらず、彼は名門法律事務所内で尊敬を得ることはなかった。attitudelanguagestylequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share生け垣で囲むTo enclose with a hedge or hedges."to hedge a field or garden"畑や庭を生け垣で囲む。propertyagricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share妨げる, 取り囲むTo obstruct or surround."The tall fence hedges the property, providing privacy from the street. "高いフェンスがその物件を取り囲み、通りからのプライバシーを確保しています。environmentnaturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareヘッジする、リスクを回避するTo offset the risk associated with."A farmer hedges against a potential drop in corn prices by selling future contracts, guaranteeing a certain price for his harvest. "農家は、将来の契約を売ることで、トウモロコシ価格の潜在的な下落に対してヘッジし、収穫物の一定価格を保証します。businessfinanceinsuranceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share言葉を濁す, 回避するTo avoid verbal commitment."He carefully hedged his statements with weasel words."彼は、曖昧な言葉を使って発言を慎重に回避した。communicationbusinesspoliticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share生け垣を作る, 生け垣を修理するTo construct or repair a hedge."The gardener will hedge the flowerbeds around the school garden next week. "庭師は来週、学校の庭の周りの花壇に生け垣を作ります。environmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareヘッジする、リスクを回避するTo reduce one's exposure to risk."The farmer hedges against potential crop failure by planting multiple types of seeds. "農家は、複数の種類の種を植えることで、潜在的な作物の不作からリスクを回避する。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading