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wedgeBrE /wedʒ/NAmE /wedʒ/ nouna 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 wedge between the two of you (= to make you start disliking each other). 我不想在你们俩中间挑起不和。something that is shaped like a wedge or 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a golf club that has its face (= the part that you hit the ball with) at an angle （高尔夫球）楔形铁头球杆，挖起杆 ●the thin end of the ˈwedge(especially BrE) an event or action that is the beginning of sth more serious and/or unpleasant （不好的事物的）端倪，冰山一角 wedgeBrE /wedʒ/NAmE /wedʒ/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wedge BrE /wedʒ/ NAmE /wedʒ/present simple - he / she / it wedges BrE /ˈwedʒɪz/ NAmE /ˈwedʒɪz/past simple wedged BrE /wedʒd/ NAmE /wedʒd/past participle wedged BrE /wedʒd/ NAmE /wedʒd/ -ing form wedging BrE /ˈwedʒɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwedʒɪŋ/~ sth + 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。~ sth (+ 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 |
