wedge
英 [wedʒ]
美 [wedʒ]
- 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
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.
- 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.
- 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。
- 2. Wedge the plug into the hole.
- 将塞子塞进洞口。
- 3. He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.
- 他用锤子把楔子砸入石缝里。
- 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.
- 5. The box won't wedge into such a narrow space.
- 那盒无法塞进那么小的地方去.