[intransitive, transitive]
(Finance 金融) to protect yourself against the risk of losing money in the future because of changes in the value of shares, currencies, raw materials, etc., for example by buying or selling futures (= contracts to buy or sell a particular amount of sth for a fixed price at a particular time in the future), options (= the right to buy or sell sth for a fixed price in the future), etc.
对冲；套头交易；套期保值◆They want to hedge their exposure to interest-rate risk.
他们想对面临的利率风险进行对冲。◆The airline has hedged 77% of its expected fuel requirements next quarter at 79¢ a gallon.
航空公司已经将下一季度预计的燃料需求的 77% 通过对冲定於每加仑 79 美分的水准。◆He prefers companies that choose not to hedge.
他倾向於选择不进行对冲活动的公司。 ▸ ˈhedging

noun

●ˌhedge your ˈbetsto reduce the risk of losing or making a mistake by supporting more than one side in a competition, an argument, etc., or by having several choices available to you
（为防止损失）多面下注；多种选择◆She hedged her bets by applying for several jobs.
他申请了好几个职位从而分散风险。

●ˈhedge against sthto do sth to protect yourself against problems, especially against losing money
采取保护措施以避免某事发生◆The news encouraged investors to hedge against a fall in the dollar.
这消息鼓励投资者采取财务措施预防美元下跌。