Word · Frequency #8502
wedge
楔子；楔形工具
a piece of material thick at one edge and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used for splitting, tightening, or securing things
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One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
一种简单机械；一块材料,如金属或木材,一边厚一边薄,用于分裂、紧固、固定或撬动
- 2.
any shape that is triangular in cross section
任何横截面呈三角形的形状
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A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
具有这种形状的食物、金属、木材等块
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a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
一种用长条脆皮面包纵向切开,夹有肉类、奶酪及蔬菜调料的大三明治,在美国各地有不同的叫法
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Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things.
造成事物之间分裂、间隙或距离的东西
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a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
置于某些字母(如c)上方以表示发音的变音符号(倒折音符)
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A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
一种五面体,具有矩形底面、两个矩形或梯形侧面相交于一条边,以及两个三角形端面
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A voussoir, one of the wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch or vault.
拱或穹顶的楔形块之一
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A group of geese, swans, or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.
一群飞行中呈V字形的鹅、天鹅或其他鸟类
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A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
用于短距离高轨迹的铁杆球杆
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One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes.
一双楔形鞋跟的鞋之一
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One of the basic elements that make up cuneiform writing, a single triangular impression made with the corner of a reed stylus.
楔形文字的基本元素之一,用芦苇笔角压出的单个三角形印记
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Any symbol shaped like a V in some given orientation.
某种给定方向上V形的符号
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A barometric ridge; an elongated region of high atmospheric pressure between two low-pressure areas.
气压脊；两个低压区之间的高气压延伸区域
- 15.
A wedge tornado.
楔形龙卷风。
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A market trend characterized by a contracting range in prices coupled with an upward trend in prices (a rising wedge) or a downward trend in prices (a falling wedge).
价格区间收窄且价格呈上升趋势(上升楔形)或下降趋势(下降楔形)的市场走势。
楔形；楔形物；长条三明治；潜艇三明治；导致分裂的事物；隔阂；（高尔夫）挖起杆；坡跟鞋
In use
She used a wedge to keep the door open.
Cut the cake into wedges and serve them on a plate.
The mechanic pushed a rubber wedge between the boards to loosen them.
Connections
Collocations
- drive a wedge between
- 在……之间制造分裂；离间
- The argument drove a wedge between the two brothers.这场争吵在两兄弟之间制造了裂痕。
- wedge issue
- 分裂性议题；制造分歧的政治议题
- The debate over taxes became a wedge issue in the campaign.关于税收的辩论成了竞选中的一个分裂性议题。
- a wedge of
- 一楔形块（食物等）
- She cut a wedge of cheese for the sandwich.她切了一块楔形奶酪来做三明治。
- wedge heel
- 坡跟鞋跟；坡跟鞋
- These wedge heels are comfortable for walking.这双坡跟鞋走起路来很舒服。
- wedge-shaped
- 楔形的
- The wedge-shaped stone was used to split the log.那块楔形石头被用来劈开圆木。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 wedge：W 像两块板，中间 dg 是楔尖，插进去把板撬开——楔子。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：physics/mechanics、kitchen/food、home repair/DIY、news/social commentary 作为名词，wedge 的语域比较中性，但不同义项的使用场景差别较大：物理/机械义较正式，食物、日常物品义多用于日常生活，比喻义（造成分歧）比较常见于新闻或议论中。整体没有绝对的口语或书面语偏向，需按具体语境选择。
Grammar Note
作为名词，'wedge'是可数名词，复数形式为'wedges'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 wedge (/wɛdʒ/) 押韵，都含 /ɛdʒ/ 音，拼写里都有 edge。注意：wage (/weɪdʒ/) 和 badge (/bædʒ/) 虽形似，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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