wedge
[wedʒ] noun
SHAPE 形状
countable
■a piece of metal, wood, rubber, etc. with a pointed edge at one end and a wide edge at the other, which is either pushed between two objects to keep them still or forced into something to break pieces off it （金属、木头或橡胶等制成的）楔子，三角木•Push a wedge under the door to keep it open while we're carrying the boxes in.在门底下塞一个楔子让门敞开着，我们好往里面搬箱子。 •Pieces of stone can be split off by forcing wedges between the layers.在层与层之间入楔子可以把一块块石头凿开。 countable
■a triangular-shaped piece, especially of food 楔形物，三角形物（尤指食物）•Auntie Ann put a huge wedge of fruit cake on my plate.安姨妈把一大块三角形的水果蛋糕放在我盘子里。 •a wedge of cheese一块三角形的起司
[wedʒ] noun
SHOES 鞋
wedges [plural]
■women's shoes with a heel all the way under the shoe 有鞋跟的女鞋
[wedʒ] verb transitive
■to make something stay in a particular position by using a wedge 用楔子楔住，楔牢•[+ adj] Find something to wedge the window open/closed with.找个甚么东西楔住窗户，让它开着／关紧。 ■to put something into a very small or narrow space, so that it cannot move easily 把某物置于狭小空间内使其不易动弹•Her shoe came off and got wedged between the bars.她的鞋掉了下来，卡在栏杆中间。 •I was standing waiting for a bus, wedged between (= fixed between and unable to move away from) two old ladies and their bags of shopping.我正站着等公共汽车，夹在两位上了年纪的女士和她们的购物袋中间，动弹不得。 |