名詞 wedge:

1. any shape that is triangular in cross section
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：hacek
4. a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：chock

動(dòng)詞 wedge:

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

1. Unions regard the government's intention to ban overtime as the thin end of the wedge.
   工會(huì)認(rèn)為政府禁止加班的用意是老鼠拉木　, 大頭在後邊。
2. A wedge or key that fits into a groove to make a joint.
   加強(qiáng)肋作為連接物填入槽內(nèi)的楔形物或舌狀物
3. I was so tightly wedged between two fat women that it was difficult for me to get up and leave the bus.
   我被兩個(gè)肥胖的女人緊緊地?cái)D在中間，以致于要站起來(lái)下公共汽車(chē)都很難。
4. He cut the cake into pieces and gave each of us a wedge.
   他把蛋糕切成塊，給我們每人分了一塊。

wedge

n.（名詞）
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：一塊如金屬或木頭的材料，一端粗至另一端逐漸變細(xì)以便插入狹小的縫隙內(nèi)，用于劈升、繃緊、固定或用杠桿撬動(dòng)某種東西

Something shaped like a wedge:
楔形物：形狀象一個(gè)楔子的東西：
例句：
a wedge of pie.
一塊楔形的餡餅

Downstate New York See submarine See Regional Note at submarine
【紐約州南部】 參見(jiàn) submarine 參見(jiàn) submarine
A wedge-shaped formation, as in football or ground warfare.
楔形隊(duì)形：一種楔狀的隊(duì)形，如在足球運(yùn)動(dòng)或地面戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中

Something that intrudes and causes division or disruption:
使分裂的東西：侵入并引起分裂或崩裂的東西：
例句：
His nomination drove a wedge into party unity.
他的提名引起黨內(nèi)不和

Something that forces an opening or a beginning:
引起開(kāi)端或開(kāi)始的東西：
例句：
a wedge in the war on poverty.
引起對(duì)貧困宣戰(zhàn)的一項(xiàng)起因

Meteorology See ridge
【氣象學(xué)】 參見(jiàn) ridge
Sports An iron golf club with a very slanted face, used to lift the ball, as from sand.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 楔形鐵頭球棒：一種打高爾夫球用的棒面傾斜的鐵棒，用于把球如從沙地中向高空擊起
One of the triangular characters of cuneiform writing.
楔形字：楔形方字的三角形字之一
v.（動(dòng)詞）
wedged,wedg.ing,wedg.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To split or force apart with or as if with a wedge.
楔入，劈開(kāi)：用或好象用楔子劈開(kāi)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.
擠入，插入：擠入或插入到有限的空間里
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To become lodged or jammed.
被卡住或擠住

來(lái)源：
Middle English wegge
中古英語(yǔ) wegge
from Old English wecg
源自 古英語(yǔ) wecg