wedge
wedge 英 [wedʒ] 美 [wɛdʒ]
v. 楔入；挤进 n. 楔子；三角木
进行时:wedging 过去式:wedged 过去分词:wedged 第三人称单数:wedges 名词复数:wedges
- A wedge is a block of wood that keeps a door propped open, or a problem that pulls people apart, like the jealousy that drove a wedge between two friends.
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- v. 楔入；挤进
- n. 楔子；三角木
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1. He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.
他用锤子把楔子砸入石缝里。
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2. I don't want to drive a wedge between the two of you .
我不想在你们俩中间挑起不和。
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3. a wedge of cake
一角蛋糕
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4. shoes with wedge heels
坡跟鞋
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5. The boat was now wedged between the rocks.
船卡在了岩石之间。
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6. She wedged herself into the passenger seat.
她挤进了旅客座椅中。
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7. to wedge the door open
用楔子卡住门让它开着
- wedge (n.) Old English wecg "a wedge," from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (source also of Old Norse veggr, Middle Dutch wegge, Dutch wig, Old High German weggi "wedge," dialectal German Weck "wedge-shaped bread roll"), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Latin vomer "plowshare." From 1610s in reference to other things shaped like a wedge. Of women's shoes or shoe-heels, from 1939. Wedge issue is attested from 1999.
- wedge (v.) early 15c., "jam in place with a wedge; tighten with a wedge," from wedge (n.). Figurative sense "drive or pack (into)" is from 1720. Meaning "split (something) apart with a wedge" attested by 1853. Related: Wedged; wedging.
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