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wedge

noun
/wedʒ/
/wedʒ/
Idioms
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  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。
  2. something that is like a wedge in shape or that is used like a wedge楔形物;用作楔子的东西
    • a wedge of cake/cheese切成楔形的蛋糕 [乳酪]
    • shoes with wedge heels坡跟鞋
    Extra Examples
    • He cut a great wedge out of the cake and began to eat it.他切下一大角蛋糕,开始吃了起来。
    • Serve the fish with salad and wedges of lemon.鱼要配上沙拉和楔形柠檬块一起上。
  3. a shoe with a wedge heel (= one that forms a solid block with the bottom part of the shoe)坡跟鞋
    • a pair of wedges一双坡跟鞋
  4. a type of golf club that has its face (= the part that you hit the ball with) at a greater angle than other types of golf club(高尔夫球)楔形铁头球杆,挖起杆Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
  5. Word OriginOld English wecg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wig.
Idioms
drive a wedge between A and B
  1. to make two people start disliking each other楔形:让两个人开始互相厌恶
    • 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。
    • This was just one of the issues that drove a wedge between them.这只是导致他们不和的问题之一。
the thin end of the wedge
  1. (especially British English) an event or action that is the beginning of something more serious and/or unpleasant(不好的事物的)端倪,冰山一角
    • The introduction of a tax on workplace parking is seen by many as the thin end of the wedge.对工作场所停车征税的引入被许多人视为楔形的细端。

wedge

verb
/wedʒ/
/wedʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wedge
/wedʒ/
/wedʒ/
he / she / it wedges
/ˈwedʒɪz/
/ˈwedʒɪz/
past simple wedged
/wedʒd/
/wedʒd/
past participle wedged
/wedʒd/
/wedʒd/
-ing form wedging
/ˈwedʒɪŋ/
/ˈwedʒɪŋ/
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  1. wedge something + adv./prep. to put or force something tightly into a narrow space, so that it cannot move easily将…挤入(或塞进、插入) synonym 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。
    • The phone was wedged under his chin.他把电话夹在颏下。
    • She wedged a chair firmly under the door handle.她在门把手的下面紧紧地顶上一把椅子。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • firmly
    • tightly
    preposition
    • against
    • behind
    • between
    phrases
    • wedge something in place
    • wedge something open
    See full entry
  2. wedge something (+ adj.) to make something stay in a particular position, especially open or shut, by placing something against it把…楔牢(或楔住)
    • to wedge the door open用楔子卡住门让它开着
    • Someone had wedged the door open with a brick.有人用砖抵住门让它开着。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • firmly
    • tightly
    preposition
    • against
    • behind
    • between
    phrases
    • wedge something in place
    • wedge something open
    See full entry
  3. Word OriginOld English wecg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wig.

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