wedges

英 [ˈwedʒɪz]

美 [ˈwedʒɪz]

n.  楔子; 三角木; 楔形物; 用作楔子的东西; (击高尔夫球的)楔形铁头球杆
v.  将…挤入(或塞进、插入); 把…楔牢(或楔住)
wedge的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 把…楔住;把…楔牢
  If youwedgesomething, you force it to remain in a particular position by holding it there tightly or by fixing something next to it to prevent it from moving.
  1. I shut the shed door and wedged it with a log of wood...
     我关上小屋的门，并用一根木棍将门楔住。
  2. We slammed the gate after them, wedging it shut with planks.
     他们出去后，我们在后面砰地把大门关上，并用板条抵死。
• VERB 将…塞入;将…插入;将…挤入
  If youwedgesomething somewhere, you fit it there tightly.
  1. Wedge the plug into the hole...
     将塞子塞进洞口。
  2. The hotel's wedged right between the two airports.
     那家宾馆正好处于两个机场中间。
• （用来固定门的）楔子，三角木
  Awedgeis an object with one pointed edge and one thick edge, which you put under a door to keep it firmly in position.
• (用于劈开木头等的金属)楔子
  Awedgeis a piece of metal with a pointed edge which is used for splitting a material such as stone or wood, by being hammered into a crack in the material.
• (水果、奶酪等)楔形物
  Awedge ofsomething such as fruit or cheese is a piece of it that has a thick triangular shape.
• PHRASE 破坏…之间的关系;挑拨离间
  If someonedrives a wedge betweentwo people who are close, they cause ill feelings between them in order to weaken their relationship.
  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。
• PHRASE （坏事的）端倪，冰山一角;可能引起更糟糕情况的小事
  If you say that something isthe thin end of the wedge, you mean that it appears to be unimportant at the moment, but that it is the beginning of a bigger, more harmful development.
  1. I think it's the thin end of the wedge when you have armed police permanently on patrol round a city.
     我觉得让武装警察永久性地在城市里巡逻是老鼠拉木锨，大头在后边。

双语例句

• Remove the orange halves from the fridge and cut into wedges.
  将橙子从冰箱里拿出，切成瓣。
• This paper proposes aa approach for calculating the failure probability of rock slopes with multiple slip surfaces or with multiple wedges.
  本文提出的方法，可以计算有多个滑动面边坡的破坏概率和有多个楔形滑体边坡的破坏概率。
• In order to ensure correct assembly, the wedges should be centred.
  要确保正确组装，应将楔块放置在中间。
• Eliminating deforestation would result in two wedges, if the alternative were for deforestation to continue at current rates.
  假如以目前的速率继续砍伐森林，则全面停止砍伐森林将达成两块楔形。
• Pair them with platforms or wedges to get extra height while keeping the look casual and comfortable.
  将它与厚底鞋或坡跟鞋搭配不仅能保持随意和舒适，还能增加身高。
• Wetted parts: All Austenitic stainless steel and/ or Stellite 6. Bronze wedges available.
  接触液体的部件：全部都是奥氏体不锈钢和/或钨铬钴合金6。也可提供青铜楔板。
• Contractor shall supply erection sundries such as shim plates, supports, temporary bracing, packers, spacers, slider plates, wedges, temporary bolts, and other items necessary to complete the work.
  承包商应提供完成工作所需的安装杂件，比如垫板、支架、临时支撑、密垫、垫片、滑板、楔板、临时螺栓和其他物件。
• You may want to start by trying wedges or shoes with a thicker heel.
  你可以试着先穿楔形跟或比较厚跟的鞋子。
• The loosening and dropping out of slot wedges may damage insulation of rotor and stator to cause stator insulation breakthrough.
  槽楔松动脱落可能划伤转子绝缘和定子绝缘，造成定子线棒主绝缘击穿。
• Small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa.
  欧洲的小鸣禽，在芦苇中繁殖，冬季飞往非洲。