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| 1 | a piece of wood , plastic , or other material that is thin at one end and wider at the other and is pressed into a space to hold something in place or to force things apart （木头、塑料或其他材料制成的）楔子，三角木 | | 1a | something that has the shape of a wedge 楔形物 | | The crowd formed itself into a wedge. 人群排成楔形。 | | orange and lemon wedges 堆成楔形的橘子和柠檬 | | +of a wedge of cheese 楔形奶酪 | | |
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| 2 | a golf club with a thick flat head that slopes away from the ball （打高尔夫球时用的）楔形铁头球棒 |
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| - | drive a wedge between
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| to cause two people or groups to disagree or be unfriendly to one another , especially in order to gain an advantage for yourself |
| 挑起…之间的不和 |
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| - | the thin end of the wedge
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| something that is not important by itself but will have serious , usually bad , effects in the future |
| 可能引起严重后果的小事 |
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