- 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.
wedge / wedʒ ; NAmE wedʒ / noun , verb wedge wedges wedged wedging noun 1 a piece of wood, rubber, metal, etc. with one thick end and one thin pointed end that you use to keep a door open, to keep two things apart, or to split wood or rock 楔子；三角木 ◆ He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone. 他用锤子把楔子砸入石缝里。 ◆ ( figurative) I don't want to drive a wedgebetween the two of you (= to make you start disliking each other). 我不想在你们俩中间挑起不和。 2 something that is shaped like a wedgeor that is used like a wedge 楔形物；用作楔子的东西 ◆ a wedge of cake 一角蛋糕 ◆ shoes with wedge heels 坡跟鞋 3 a golf clubthat has the part that you hit the ball with shaped like a wedge （击高尔夫球的）楔形铁头球棒 IDIOMsee thin adj. verb 1 wedgesth + adv./prep. to put or squeeze sth tightly into a narrow space, so that it cannot move easily 将…挤入（或塞进、插入） SYN jam ◆ The boat was now wedged between the rocks. 船卡在了岩石之间。 ◆ She wedged herself into the passenger seat. 她挤进了旅客座椅中。 2 wedgesth (+ adj.) to make sth stay in a particular position, especially open or shut, by placing sth against it 把…楔牢（或楔住） ◆ to wedge the door open 用楔子卡住门让它开着 wedge / wedʒ ; NAmE wedʒ /
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