1. | [i] 避免正面回答;不直接许诺;拐弯抹角to avoid giving a direct answer to a question or promising to support a particular idea, etc. |
Just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’─and stop hedging. 只要回答“是”或“不是”,别再闪烁其词了。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 在(田地等周围)植树篱;用树篱围住to put a hedge around a field, etc. |
3. | [t][usupass] ~ sb/sth (about/around) (with sth) 包围;限制to surround or limit sb/sth |
His religious belief was always hedged with doubt. 他的宗教信仰一直受到心不诚的局限。 | |
Their offer was hedged around with all sorts of conditions. 他们的建议附带了各种各样的限制条件。 |