wedge

名词 wedge:

1. any shape that is triangular in cross section
   同义词：wedge shape, cuneus
2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
   同义词：bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, zep
3. a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
   同义词：hacek
4. a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
   同义词：wedge heel
5. (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
6. something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
7. a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
   同义词：chock

动词 wedge:

1. fix, force, or implant
   同义词：lodge, stick, deposit
2. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
   同义词：squeeze, force

1. Unions regard the government's intention to ban overtime as the thin end of the wedge.
   工会认为政府禁止加班的用意是老鼠拉木　, 大头在後边。
2. A wedge or key that fits into a groove to make a joint.
   加强肋作为连接物填入槽内的楔形物或舌状物
3. I was so tightly wedged between two fat women that it was difficult for me to get up and leave the bus.
   我被两个肥胖的女人紧紧地挤在中间，以致于要站起来下公共汽车都很难。
4. He cut the cake into pieces and gave each of us a wedge.
   他把蛋糕切成块，给我们每人分了一块。

wedge

n.（名词）
A piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
楔子：一块如金属或木头的材料，一端粗至另一端逐渐变细以便插入狭小的缝隙内，用于劈升、绷紧、固定或用杠杆撬动某种东西

Something shaped like a wedge:
楔形物：形状象一个楔子的东西：
例句：
a wedge of pie.
一块楔形的馅饼

Downstate New York See submarine See Regional Note at submarine
【纽约州南部】 参见 submarine 参见 submarine
A wedge-shaped formation, as in football or ground warfare.
楔形队形：一种楔状的队形，如在足球运动或地面战争中

Something that intrudes and causes division or disruption:
使分裂的东西：侵入并引起分裂或崩裂的东西：
例句：
His nomination drove a wedge into party unity.
他的提名引起党内不和

Something that forces an opening or a beginning:
引起开端或开始的东西：
例句：
a wedge in the war on poverty.
引起对贫困宣战的一项起因

Meteorology See ridge
【气象学】 参见 ridge
Sports An iron golf club with a very slanted face, used to lift the ball, as from sand.
【体育运动】 楔形铁头球棒：一种打高尔夫球用的棒面倾斜的铁棒，用于把球如从沙地中向高空击起
One of the triangular characters of cuneiform writing.
楔形字：楔形方字的三角形字之一
v.（动词）
wedged,wedg.ing,wedg.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To split or force apart with or as if with a wedge.
楔入，劈开：用或好象用楔子劈开或使分裂
To fix in place or tighten with a wedge.
把…楔住，把…楔牢
To crowd or squeeze into a limited space.
挤入，插入：挤入或插入到有限的空间里
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become lodged or jammed.
被卡住或挤住

来源：
Middle English wegge
中古英语 wegge
from Old English wecg
源自 古英语 wecg