wedge
英 [wedʒ]
美[wɛdʒ]
- vt. 楔入；挤进；楔住
- vi. 楔入；挤进
- n. 楔子；楔形物；导致分裂的东西
- n. (Wedge)人名；(英)韦奇
词态变化
复数: wedges;第三人称单数: wedges;过去式: wedged;过去分词: wedged;现在分词: wedging;
中文词源
wedge 楔子
来自Proto-Germanic*wagjaz,楔子，来自PIE*wegh,移动，运送，词源同way,wehicle。用于指楔子，拼写受dge影响，比较bridge,judge,knowledge.
英文词源
- wedge (n.)
- Old English wecg "a wedge," from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (cognates: Old Norse veggr, Middle Dutch wegge, Dutch wig, Old High German weggi "wedge," dialectal German Weck "wedge-shaped bread roll"), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Latin vomer "plowshare." From 1610s in reference to other things shaped like a wedge. Of women's shoes or shoe-heels, from 1939. Wedge issue is attested from 1999.
- wedge (v.)
- early 15c., "jam in place with a wedge; tighten with a wedge," from wedge (n.). Figurative sense "drive or pack (into)" is from 1720. Meaning "split (something) apart with a wedge" attested by 1853. Related: Wedged; wedging.
双语例句
- 1. I started to feel Toby was driving a wedge between us.
- 我开始觉得托比在挑拨我们之间的关系。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wedge the plug into the hole.
- 将塞子塞进洞口。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.
- 他用锤子把楔子砸入石缝里。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Put a wedge under the door so that it will stay open.
- 在门下面插个楔,好让门开着.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The box won't wedge into such a narrow space.
- 那盒无法塞进那么小的地方去.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》