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- a piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them楔子。
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- an object or piece of something having such a shape楔形物：
a wedge of cheese.
一角干酪。
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- a formation of people or animals with such a shape（人或动物组成的）楔形队形。
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- a golf club with a low, angled face for maximum loft（高尔夫）楔形铁头球棒。
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- a shot made with such a club（高尔夫）楔形铁头球棒击出的球。
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- a shoe, typically having a fairly high heel, of which the heel and sole form a solid block, with no gap under the instep坡跟鞋, 楔形鞋。
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- a heel of this kind坡跟鞋鞋跟。
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- mass noun Brit. informal money or earnings〈英, 非正式〉钱; 收入：
he invested his wedge in stocks and shares.
他把他的收入投资股票。
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- with obj. fix in position using a wedge用楔子固定：
with obj. and complement the door was wedged open.门被楔子插住开着。
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- with obj. and adverbial force into a narrow space挤入, 插入, 塞入：
she wedged her holdall between two bags.
她在两个袋子之间挤入了一个手提包。
短语
drive a wedge between
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- separate分开, 隔离：
the general aimed to drive a wedge between the city and its northern defences.
将军打算把该城和它北部的防御工事切断。
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- cause disagreement or hostility between在…之间造成不和或敌对：
I'm not trying to drive a wedge between you and your father.
我并非想使你和你父亲不和。
thin end of the wedge
- informal an action or procedure of little importance in itself, but likely to lead to more serious developments〈非正式〉可能引起大变化的小事。
派生词
wedge-like
adjective词源
Old English wecg (noun)， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wig.