wedge

词典定义

名词

• 楔子；楔形物
• 楔形地带；楔形块
• 楔形鞋跟

形容词

• 楔形的

词语辨析

楔子（wedge）和楔形物（wedge）是同一个词的不同名词义，都指呈楔形的物体。

词汇扩充

• wedge-shaped：楔形的
• wedge heel：楔形鞋跟
• wedge issue：分歧问题
• wedge politics：楔入政治
• wedged in：被夹在中间

近义词

楔子（wedge）的近义词包括：cuneus, shim

反义词

楔子（wedge）的反义词：unwedge

柯林斯词典

wedge

名词

1. An object with one pointed end and one thicker end that is used to keep two objects apart, to fit into a space, or to separate or secure things.
2. A wedge-shaped piece that is fixed in a position between two other things, for example to keep them apart or to hold them together.
3. A wedge-shaped piece of something is a narrow piece of it that is thicker at one end than at the other.
4. If one thing is a wedge between two other things, it keeps them apart or separates them.
5. A wedge of land, light, or other substance is a thin piece of it that is thicker at one end than at the other.
6. A wedge of people or things is a group of them that is small at one end and larger at the other end.

动词

1. If you wedge something, you force it to remain in a particular position by holding it there tightly or by fixing something next to it to prevent it from moving.
2. If you wedge something in a particular place, you put it there tightly or firmly.
3. If you wedge something into a particular space, you put it there, especially quickly or roughly.

牛津词典

wedge

名词

1. 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.
2. A wedge-shaped thing.
3. A golf club with a face angled to give loft.
4. A shot that is hit with a wedge.

形容词

1. Having a wedge shape.

用法

名词

• The carpenter used a wedge to secure the joint.
• She cut the cake into small wedges.
• The car was jammed under the wedge of a fallen tree.

形容词

• The wedge heel on her boots made her look taller.

例句

1. The doorstop is a small wedge of wood.
2. She sliced the cake into thin wedges.
3. The tree trunk had a wedge shape.
4. The disagreement drove a wedge between the two friends.
5. A wedge of cheese was placed on the platter.
6. The crowd formed a wedge as they pushed forward.
7. He managed to wedge the suitcase between the seat and the door.
8. She wedged the book firmly between the shelf and the wall.
9. The worker wedged the ladder against the wall.
10. She wedged herself into the crowded subway car.
11. He wedged the key in the lock and turned it.
12. A small table was wedged into the corner of the room.
13. The car was wedged under the fallen tree.
14. The ship became wedged between two rocks.
15. The diamond ring wedged itself in the drainpipe.
16. She wedged her foot into the tight shoe.
17. He wedged the door open with a stone.
18. The wedge of land was covered in wildflowers.
19. The hikers climbed up the wedge of mountain between the two valleys.
20. The company placed a wedge between the competitors by offering lower prices.
21. He used his position in the company to drive a wedge between his colleagues.