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

• 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。
• It will change as you move around depending on your proximity to various instruments, amplifiers and wedges.
  当你走来走去时凭你对不同乐器，放大器和舞台的了解，听到的声音也将起变化。
• 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。
• Fix the upper and lower wedges.
  固定上、下楔块。
• To fix in place or tighten with a wedge. Flexible wedges with Stellite seating faces for cryogenic service.
  适用于低温环境的钨铬钴合金阀座面的柔性楔板。
• Play with the placement of your wedges and find out what works.
  摆放返听音箱的位置并且找出舞台上哪些点是可以工作的。
• Forget torturing your feet in stilettos: Wedges give you the same height and leg-lengthening results without the pain.
  忘掉那些折磨你脚的细高跟鞋吧：楔跟鞋能带给你同样的高度和修长腿形而不会让你疼痛难耐。
• Moreover, the effects of the number of slip surfaces or wedges as well as the correlation between, the random parameters of slip surfaces on the failure probability of the slopes are also discussed.
  讨论了不同滑面数和各滑面间随机参数的相关性对边坡破坏概率的影响。
• A heavy long-handle hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
  用来钉木桩或楔子的重的长把锤子。
• 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。