wedge
noun/wedʒ/
/wedʒ/
Idioms - 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。
- He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.
- 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
一块三角形蛋糕／奶酪 - 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。
- a wedge of cake/cheese
- a shoe with a wedge heel (= one that forms a solid block with the bottom part of the shoe)
enlarge image坡跟鞋 - a pair of wedges
一双坡跟鞋
- a pair of wedges
- 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
Word OriginOld English wecg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wig.
Idioms
drive a wedge between A and B
- to make two people start disliking each other
离间 A 和 B；使两人不合 - I don't want to drive a wedge between the two of you.
我不想在你们之间挑拨离间。 - This was just one of the issues that drove a wedge between them.
这只是导致他们之间产生分歧的问题之一。
- I don't want to drive a wedge between the two of you.
the thin end of the wedge
- (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.
许多人认为，对工作场所停车征税只是楔子的薄弱环节。
- The introduction of a tax on workplace parking is seen by many as the thin end of the wedge.