1. | 楔子；三角木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 |
He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone. 他用锤子把楔子砸入石缝里。 | |
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。 |
2. | 楔形物；用作楔子的东西something that is shaped like a wedge or that is used like a wedge |
a wedge of cake 一角蛋糕 | |
shoes with wedge heels 坡跟鞋 |
3. | （击高尔夫球的）楔形铁头球杆，挖起杆a golf club that has the part that you hit the ball with shaped like a wedge |
1. | ~ sth + adv./prep. 将…挤入（或塞进、插入）to put or squeeze sth tightly into a narrow space, so that it cannot move easily |
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。 |
2. | ~ sth (+ adj.) 把…楔牢（或楔住）to make sth stay in a particular position, especially open or shut, by placing sth against it |
to wedge the door open 用楔子卡住门让它开着 |
