wedge

• vt. 楔入；挤进；楔住
• vi. 楔入；挤进
• n. 楔子；楔形物；导致分裂的东西
• n. (Wedge)人名；(英)韦奇

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.

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.

1. I started to feel Toby was driving a wedge between us.

我开始觉得托比在挑拨我们之间的关系。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Wedge the plug into the hole.

将塞子塞进洞口。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.

他用锤子把楔子砸入石缝里。

来自《权威词典》

4. Put a wedge under the door so that it will stay open.

在门下面插个楔,好让门开着.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The box won't wedge into such a narrow space.

那盒无法塞进那么小的地方去.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》