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单词 wedge
释义
wedge
noun
uk
/wedʒ/us
/wedʒ/

wedgenoun(SHAPE)

[C]
apieceofmetal,wood,rubber, etc. with apointededgeat one end and awideedgeat the other, eitherpushedbetween twoobjectstokeepthem still orforcedinto something tobreakpiecesoff it:
（金属、木头或橡胶等制成的）楔子，三角木
Push a wedge under thedoortokeepitopenwhile we'recarryingtheboxesin.在门底下塞一个楔子让门敞开着，我们好往里面搬箱子。
Pieces ofstonecan besplitoff byforcingwedgesbetweenthelayers.在层与层之间敲入楔子可以把石头凿开。
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[C]
apieceof something,especiallyfood, in theshapeof atriangle:
楔形物，三角形物（尤指食物）
Auntie Ann put ahugewedge ofcakeon myplate.安姨妈把一大块三角形的蛋糕放在我盘子里。
a wedge ofcheese一块三角形的奶酪
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Masses and large amounts of things

wedgenoun(SHOES)

wedges[plural]
women'sshoeswith aheelall the way under theshoe
整个鞋底都有鞋跟的女鞋，坡跟鞋
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  • insole
  • running shoe
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  • shoehorn
  • shoelace
  • shoemaker
  • wedgie
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wedge
verb[T]
uk
/wedʒ/us
/wedʒ/
to make somethingstayin aparticularpositionby using a wedge:
用楔子楔住，楔牢
[+ adj]Find something to wedge thewindowopen/closedwith.找个什么东西楔住窗户，让它开着／关紧。
to put something into a verysmallornarrowspace, so that it cannotmoveeasily:
挤入，插入，塞入；卡住
Hershoecame off and got wedged between thebars.她的鞋掉了下来，卡在栏杆中间。
I wasstandingwaitingfor abus, wedgedbetween(=fixedbetween andunabletomoveaway from)twooldladiesandtheirbagsofshopping.我正站着等公共汽车，夹在两位上了年纪的女士和她们的购物袋中间，动弹不得。
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  • bung
  • choke
  • closet
  • congest
  • cork
  • dam
  • damsomethingup
  • gum
  • sealsomethingin
  • sealsomethingoff
  • self-seal
  • self-sealing
  • shut
  • silt
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Inserting and forcing things into other things
(Definition ofwedgefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wedge| American Dictionary

wedge
noun[C]
us
/wedʒ/
apieceofwood,metal, or othermaterialwith apointededgeat one end and awideedgeat the other, used tokeeptwo thingsapartor, whenforcedbetween two things, tobreakthemapart:
A wedge under thedoorkeptitopen.

wedge

verb[T]us
/wedʒ/
Hewedgedthewindowopenwith ascrewdriver.
(Definition ofwedgefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwedge

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The distance between the two wedges was ;35 mm.
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However, owing to our use of curved wedges, a length scale (radius of curvature) is available a t the reflexion point any time.
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The hind fetlock joint was found to show increased abduction with the heel wedges during stance.
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The inflated aerofoil consisted of an impervious sleeve supported by thin steel wedges a t the leading and trailing edges.
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Ascenders have tapering wedges, while the wedges on minims are heavy.
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Such a difference highlights the primary role of the pretectonic sedimentary architecture in constraining the geometry and kinematics of faulting in thrust wedges.
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The first design represents two wedges, the larger one sliding along the fixed smaller one to vary the target thickness.
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Most of the larger deviations occurred in wedged fields.
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A solution was obtained in the manner described above for 22.2" and 45" semiangle wedges.
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At the parasequence and sequence scales, facies patterns consist of alternating carbonates and wedges of shale derived from opposite sides of the foreland basin.
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Two examples of these progradation wedges are presented in detail.
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Calibrated neutral density filters and wedges were placed in collimated and focused por tions of the beams, respectively.
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Over time, pieces can break off, travel toward the brain, become wedged in a smaller branch of the artery, and cause a stroke.
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The maximum quantal flux was log 14.08 quanta incident cm 2 s 1, which could be attenuated by neutral density wedges.
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The small smooth-surfaced donor cell was wedged between the zona and the ooplast to facilitate close membrane contact for subsequent fusion.
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