wedge

wedge

英音 [wedʒ] 美音 [wɛdʒ]

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基本翻译或解释：

n. 楔；楔形物；（击高尔夫球的）楔形铁头球棒；〈比喻〉可以逐渐扩大作用的开端
vt. 楔入；用楔子楔牢；挤进
vi. 楔入；挤进

词源相关：

复数： wedges第三人称单数： wedges过去式： wedged过去分词： wedged现在分词： wedging易混淆的单词： Wedge

详细解释：

wedge 楔子 来自Proto-Germanic*wagjaz,楔子，来自PIE*wegh,移动，运送，词源同way,wehicle。用于指楔子，拼写受dge影响，比较bridge,judge,knowledge.

用法与例句：

Obama could show similar dexterity and potentially drive a wedge into iranian politics .

奥巴马也可以表现出类似的圆滑，在伊朗政治中打入一个潜在的楔子去分裂它。

The incident was seen as driving a wedge between china 's rich and poor , damaging bmw 's nascent image .

这起事件被认为在中国富人和穷人之间打下了一个楔子，它也损害了宝马最初的品牌形象。

When the concave upper nut is tightened , the effect produced is exactly the same as that produced by a hammer driving in a wedge .

当上螺母的凹面与之锁紧时，其效果与用一个锤子敲进一楔子的效果完全相同。

The government has narrowed the " tax wedge " that deters employment and whittled away at sickness benefits : sweden no longer stands out for welfare excesses .

政府缩小了阻碍就业率税收楔子、削减了疾病补助费，这样瑞典将不再因为过厚的福利而著称。

An l-shaped wedge of metal holds your books up against the wall while a tiny clip holds the inside cover of the book up , giving your larger books the illusion of magically sticking to the wall .

一个l型金属楔子将书靠墙支撑起来，还有一个小夹夹住书的内封面，让你产生你的那些大号书魔术般的粘在墙上的错觉。