a wedge of sth
可数名词；常用 a wedge of + 不可数名词，表示切成楔形的一块。
She cut a wedge of cheese for the child.
她切了一块楔形奶酪给孩子。
楔子；楔形工具
wedges — plural of wedge
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
a piece of material thick at one edge and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used for splitting, tightening, or securing things
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
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.
任何横截面呈三角形的形状
any shape that is triangular in cross section
具有这种形状的食物、金属、木材等块
A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
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
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
造成事物之间分裂、间隙或距离的东西
Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things.
置于某些字母(如c)上方以表示发音的变音符号(倒折音符)
a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
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
A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
拱或穹顶的楔形块之一
A voussoir, one of the wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch or vault.
一群飞行中呈V字形的鹅、天鹅或其他鸟类
A group of geese, swans, or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.
用于短距离高轨迹的铁杆球杆
A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
一双楔形鞋跟的鞋之一
One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes.
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
One of the basic elements that make up cuneiform writing, a single triangular impression made with the corner of a reed stylus.
某种给定方向上V形的符号
Any symbol shaped like a V in some given orientation.
气压脊；两个低压区之间的高气压延伸区域
A barometric ridge; an elongated region of high atmospheric pressure between two low-pressure areas.
楔形龙卷风。
A wedge tornado.
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。
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).
She used a wedge to keep the door open.
她用楔子把门撑开。
用法提示：这里wedge是名词，指楔形工具，用来卡住门。
Cut the cake into wedges and serve them on a plate.
把蛋糕切成楔形块，放在盘子里端上桌。
用法提示：这里wedge是名词，指楔形的一块食物。
The mechanic pushed a rubber wedge between the boards to loosen them.
机械师把橡胶楔子推入木板之间，使它们松动。
用法提示：这里wedge是名词，表示楔形木块或工具。
可数名词；常用 a wedge of + 不可数名词，表示切成楔形的一块。
She cut a wedge of cheese for the child.
她切了一块楔形奶酪给孩子。
A 和 B 常为两个人、群体或国家；表示使双方产生隔阂或分裂。
The argument drove a wedge between the two brothers.
那场争吵在两兄弟之间造成了隔阂。
as a wedge 表示把某物当作楔子使用，常用于固定或撬开东西。
He used a folded card as a wedge to keep the window open.
他用一张折起来的卡片当楔子，让窗户开着。
shim 专指插入缝隙中用于调平、填隙或微调的薄楔，不能表达‘劈柴’或‘撬动’的 wedge，也不能像 chock 那样防滚。
chock 专指垫在车轮或圆桶下防止滚动的楔形垫块，不用于劈柴、门挡或撬动。
cotter 指机械上固定零件的楔形金属件（常与 pin 搭配），不能泛指日常的楔形工具或楔形食物。
grammar · medium
易错句子He used wedge to split the log.
正确表达He used a wedge to split the log.
wedge 是可数名词，单数形式在泛指时前面必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉；这里指“一个楔子”，所以要用 a wedge。
grammar · medium
易错句子She cut a wedge cheese from the block.
正确表达She cut a wedge of cheese from the block.
表示“一块/一楔形某物”时，英语用“a wedge of + 名词”结构，of 不能省略。汉语说“一块奶酪”没有对应 of，所以容易漏掉；cut a wedge of cheese 才是正确搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子The argument drove a wedge among the two friends.
正确表达The argument drove a wedge between the two friends.
固定搭配 drive a wedge between A and B 表示“在 A 和 B 之间制造裂痕”。between 用于两者之间；among 通常用于三者或以上。汉语“在两人之间”不区分，易误用 among；此处只有两个朋友，必须用 between。
对应“wedge”的比喻义“造成分裂、隔阂或距离的事物”，指起联结作用的事物；不用于物理楔形物。
与“wedge（造成隔阂的事物）”相对，指弥合或连接不同事物之物。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
楔子横截面常呈三角形，与其形状相关
楔子常插入裂缝中用于劈裂或固定
楔子常用于劈开物体，与分裂动作相关
楔子可用于紧固或固定物体，使其更紧密
楔子是一种简单机械或手工工具
在……之间制造隔阂
The disagreement drove a wedge between the two partners.
这场分歧在两个伙伴之间制造了裂痕。
可能引发严重后果的小开端
Many workers worry that accepting this rule is the thin end of the wedge.
许多工人担心，接受这条规则是事情恶化的开端。
故意挑起对立的政治议题
Immigration became a wedge issue in the election campaign.
移民问题成为竞选活动中一个挑起对立的议题。
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