Word · Frequency #8502
wedge
挤入；塞入
to force something into a narrow space
- 1.
To support or secure using a wedge.
用楔子支撑或固定。
- 2.
To force into a narrow gap.
强行挤入狭窄缝隙。
- 3.
To pack (people or animals) together tightly into a mass.
将(人或动物)紧紧挤成一团。
- 4.
To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
通过切割或揉捏处理湿黏土,以使其均匀并排出气泡。
- 5.
To cleave with a wedge.
用楔子劈开。
- 6.
To force or drive with a wedge.
用楔子强行驱动或打入。
- 7.
To shape into a wedge.
使成楔形。
挤满；把…挤在一起；用楔子固定；楔住；用楔子打入；楔紧；劈开；楔开；使成楔形
In use
She wedged the door open with a folded newspaper.
He wedged himself into the crowded train.
The cupboard door was stuck, so I wedged it shut with a piece of wood.
Verb forms
base wedge · third person wedges · -ing wedging · past wedged · past participle wedged
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- wedge into
- 挤入，楔入
- She wedged herself into the crowded train.她挤进了拥挤的火车。
- wedge between
- 楔在...之间
- The rock was wedged between two boulders.那块岩石楔在两块巨石之间。
- wedge open
- 楔开，撬开
- He used a knife to wedge open the window.他用刀把窗户撬开。
- wedge under
- 楔在...下面
- She wedged a book under the table leg to stabilize it.她把一本书楔在桌腿下以稳定桌子。
- wedge in
- 挤进，插入
- He managed to wedge in a few words during the debate.他在辩论中设法插了几句话。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“wedge”发音像“歪挤”，歪着身子挤进人群；或想象楔子（wedge）楔入缝隙，牢牢卡住。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：physical wedging、abstract intrusion 该词义通常用于中性语域，在物理场景（如楔入物体）和抽象场景（如挤入人群或强行插入）中都比较常见。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时表示用力插入或挤入；作不及物动词时表示被挤入或卡住。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the /ɛdʒ/ ending, exactly matching wedge's final vowel and consonant. Note that other words spelled with '-dge' (e.g., dodge, lodge, badge) have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
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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