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
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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.

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