wedge

[wedʒ]

n.楔子, 楔形物
vt.楔住, 嵌, 挤进

例句与用法：

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。

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

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。

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。

词形变化：

动词过去式: wedged | 动词过去分词: wedged | 动词现在分词: wedging | 动词第三人称单数: wedges |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 楔子

2. 楔形物; 楔形队形

3. 导致分裂的事物, 事情的起因

Her mother-in-law drove a wedge between her and her husband.

她婆婆挑起她与丈夫间的不和。

4. 【英】=【美】roll 大捆钞票

vt.

1. 把……楔住, 把……楔牢

Open the door wide and wedge it with a wad of newspaper.

把门开大, 再用一卷报纸把它楔牢。

2. 楔入, 挤入, 插入[O]

Susan was wedged in the corner so tightly that she couldn't move.

苏珊被紧紧地挤在一角, 动都不能动。

3. 用楔子劈开[(+apart)]

vi.

1. 楔入, 强行挤入

2. 被卡住

Her foot wedged in the narrow crack.

她的脚卡在那狭缝里了。