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IELTS BNC: 8502 COCA: 6257

wedge

noun
/wedʒ/
/wedʒ/
Idioms
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  1. a piece of wood, rubber, metal, etc. with one thick end and one thin, pointed end that you use to keep a door open, to keep two things apart, or to split wood or rock楔子;三角木
    • He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.他用錘子把楔子砸入石縫裏。
  2. something that is like a wedge in shape or that is used like a wedge楔形物;用作楔子的東西
    • a wedge of cake/cheese切成楔形的蛋糕 [乳酪]
    • shoes with wedge heels坡跟鞋
    Extra Examples
    • He cut a great wedge out of the cake and began to eat it.他切下一大角蛋糕,開始吃了起來。
    • Serve the fish with salad and wedges of lemon.魚要配上沙拉和楔形檸檬塊一起上。
  3. a shoe with a wedge heel (= one that forms a solid block with the bottom part of the shoe)坡跟鞋
    • a pair of wedges一雙坡跟鞋
  4. a type of golf club that has its face (= the part that you hit the ball with) at a greater angle than other types of golf club(高爾夫球)楔形鐵頭球杆,挖起杆Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
  5. Word OriginOld English wecg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wig.
Idioms
drive a wedge between A and B
  1. to make two people start disliking each other楔形:讓兩個人開始互相厭惡
    • I don't want to drive a wedge between the two of you.我不想在你們倆中間挑起不和。
    • This was just one of the issues that drove a wedge between them.這只是導致他們不和的問題之一。
the thin end of the wedge
  1. (especially British English) an event or action that is the beginning of something more serious and/or unpleasant(不好的事物的)端倪,冰山一角
    • The introduction of a tax on workplace parking is seen by many as the thin end of the wedge.對工作場所停車征稅的引入被許多人視爲楔形的細端。

wedge

verb
/wedʒ/
/wedʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wedge
/wedʒ/
/wedʒ/
he / she / it wedges
/ˈwedʒɪz/
/ˈwedʒɪz/
past simple wedged
/wedʒd/
/wedʒd/
past participle wedged
/wedʒd/
/wedʒd/
-ing form wedging
/ˈwedʒɪŋ/
/ˈwedʒɪŋ/
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  1. wedge something + adv./prep. to put or force something tightly into a narrow space, so that it cannot move easily將…擠入(或塞進、插入) synonym jam
    • The boat was now wedged between the rocks.船卡在了岩石之間。
    • She wedged herself into the passenger seat.她擠進了旅客座椅中。
    • The phone was wedged under his chin.他把電話夾在颏下。
    • She wedged a chair firmly under the door handle.她在門把手的下面緊緊地頂上一把椅子。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • firmly
    • tightly
    preposition
    • against
    • behind
    • between
    phrases
    • wedge something in place
    • wedge something open
    See full entry
  2. wedge something (+ adj.) to make something stay in a particular position, especially open or shut, by placing something against it把…楔牢(或楔住)
    • to wedge the door open用楔子卡住門讓它開着
    • Someone had wedged the door open with a brick.有人用磚抵住門讓它開着。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • firmly
    • tightly
    preposition
    • against
    • behind
    • between
    phrases
    • wedge something in place
    • wedge something open
    See full entry
  3. Word OriginOld English wecg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wig.
IELTS BNC: 8502 COCA: 6257
wedge

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBfirmly, tightly牢牢楔住;緊緊楔入PREPOSITIONagainst, behind, between, into, under在⋯上楔;在⋯後面楔;在⋯之間加楔子;楔入;在⋯下面楔入She wedged a chair firmly under the door handle.她在門把手的下面緊緊地頂上一把椅子。PHRASESwedge sth in place, wedge sth open用楔子把⋯楔牢;用楔子抵開⋯Someone had wedged the door open with a brick.有人用磚抵住門讓它開着。
IELTS BNC: 8502 COCA: 6257
wedge noun
piece
wedge verb
pack
IELTS BNC: 8502 COCA: 6257
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