wedge

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wedge1 /wedʒ/ noun [countableC]

1. TITZa piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 〔木头、金属等材质的〕楔子〔尤用于抵住门或劈开木头〕

2 DFa piece of food shaped like a wedge 楔形(食物)

Garnish with lemon wedges.

用几角柠檬片作装饰。

wedge of

a wedge of cheese

一角奶酪

n3. wedges [plural] wedge heels

54 drive a wedge between sb to make the relationship between two people or groups worse 造成〔两个人或团体〕之间的不和[疏远]

Their divorce has driven a wedge between the two families.

他们的离婚造成双方家庭闹翻。

→ the thin end of the wedge at thin1(11)

→ drive a wedge between somebody at drive1(13), the thin end of the wedge at thin1(11)

Examples from the Corpus

wedge• The men of violence want to drive a wedge between the forces of law and order and the people they protect.• Instead of driving a wedge between lovers, a child can expand and deepen that love.• While sauce is cooking, in another large saute pan, saute apple wedges in butter until lightly browned.• He pulled out his wedge, sailed the ball over the knoll and it rolled into the cup.• lemon wedges• Her hair was stiff and phosphorous, a dome-like wedge.• Ultimately such thinking becomes a psychological, relational and spiritual wedge between men and women.• Carefully cut a thin wedge out of the cake.

wedge2 verb [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]

1 PUSHto force something firmly into a narrow space 把…挤入[插入]

The phone was wedged under his chin.

电话夹在他下巴下面。

Victoria wedged herself into the passenger seat.

维多利亚挤到了乘客座位上。

2. wedge something open/shut PUTto put something under a door, window etc to make it stay open or shut 用楔子把〔门窗等〕抵住使开着/关上

Examples from the Corpus

wedge• Not since Clarenceaux wedged a beer-mat between the bell and the clapper.• Groves wedged a muslin snake bag behind his belt.• Rusted dairy cases had been wedged in along its sides and four corners to keep it balanced.• We sometimes carried in our pockets assorted stones to wedge in cracks.• The bearer pulled him into a passage so thin that even the narrowest of stalls could not wedge itself in.• Magma can wedge open and penetrate cracks cutting across the layering of the surrounding rock, forming tabular intrusions called dikes.

Origin wedge1

Old English wecg

wedge1 nounwedge2 verb

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