wedge
英 [wed?]
美[w?d?]
- vt. 楔入；擠進；楔住
- vi. 楔入；擠進
- n. 楔子；楔形物；導(dǎo)致分裂的東西
- n. (Wedge)人名；(英)韋奇
CET6TEM8IELTS考研中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?wedges;第三人稱單數(shù):?wedges;過去式:?wedged;過去分詞:?wedged;現(xiàn)在分詞:?wedging;
中文詞源
wedge 楔子
來自Proto-Germanic*wagjaz,楔子，來自PIE*wegh,移動，運送，詞源同way,wehicle。用于指楔子，拼寫受dge影響，比較bridge,judge,knowledge.
英文詞源
- wedge (n.)
- Old English wecg "a wedge," from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (cognates: Old Norse veggr, Middle Dutch wegge, Dutch wig, Old High German weggi "wedge," dialectal German Weck "wedge-shaped bread roll"), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Latin vomer "plowshare." From 1610s in reference to other things shaped like a wedge. Of women's shoes or shoe-heels, from 1939. Wedge issue is attested from 1999.
- wedge (v.)
- early 15c., "jam in place with a wedge; tighten with a wedge," from wedge (n.). Figurative sense "drive or pack (into)" is from 1720. Meaning "split (something) apart with a wedge" attested by 1853. Related: Wedged; wedging.
雙語例句
- 1. I started to feel Toby was driving a wedge between us.
- 我開始覺得托比在挑撥我們之間的關(guān)系。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wedge the plug into the hole.
- 將塞子塞進洞口。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.
- 他用錘子把楔子砸入石縫里。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Put a wedge under the door so that it will stay open.
- 在門下面插個楔,好讓門開著.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The box won't wedge into such a narrow space.
- 那盒無法塞進那么小的地方去.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》