noun🔗Share楔子，楔形物。 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."Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut."在门底下塞个楔子，好吗？门老是被风吹关上。machineitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔子，楔形物。 A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape."Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?"你能给我切一块楔形的奶酪吗？materialutensilfooditempartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔, 锲, 楔形体。 A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends."The architect used a wedge-shaped piece of wood to prop open the door. "建筑师用一块楔形木头来支撑着门，让它敞开着。mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share裂痕，隔阂 Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things."The disagreement between the two friends was a wedge between them, causing a rift in their friendship. "这两个朋友之间的分歧就像一道裂痕，在他们友谊中造成了隔阂。gappartthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔形突击队，锥形部队 A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation."The cavalry charged in a powerful wedge, breaking the enemy line in two. "骑兵以强大的楔形突击队发起冲锋，将敌军阵线一举撕裂。militarywaractiongroupvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share沙坑杆，劈起杆 A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories."The golfer used the wedge to hit the ball onto the green. "高尔夫球手用沙坑杆把球击上了果岭。sportutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share雁阵，V字队形。 A group of geese, swans or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation."In the autumn sky, we saw a wedge of geese flying south for the winter. "秋天的天空，我们看到一群大雁排成雁阵，呈V字队形往南飞去过冬。animalbirdgroupnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share坡跟鞋 One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes."My sister wore a pair of stylish wedges to the school dance. "我的妹妹穿着一双时髦的坡跟鞋去参加了学校舞会。appearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share一笔钱，现款，款项 A quantity of money."I made a big fat wedge from that job."我从那份工作里赚了一大笔钱。amounteconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share潜艇堡，长条三明治 A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll."I ordered a chicken parm wedge from the deli."我从熟食店点了一个鸡肉帕尔马干酪潜艇堡。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔子，楔形物。 Háček"The carpenter used a wedge to separate the two pieces of wood. "木匠用一个楔子把两块木头分开了。partitemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share倒v符号 The IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel."In phonetics class, the professor explained that the "wedge" represents the vowel sound in the word "cut". "在语音学课上，教授解释说，“倒v符号”（wedge）代表了“cut”这个单词里的元音。phoneticslanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share合取符号，逻辑与符号。 The symbol ∧, denoting a meet (infimum) operation or logical conjunction."In logic class, the professor explained that the wedge symbol represents "and," so "A ∧ B" means "A and B" are both true. "在逻辑课上，教授解释说，这个“楔形”符号（∧）代表“并且”，所以“A ∧ B”表示“A和B”都为真。mathlogictechnicalcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔形龙卷风 A wedge tornado."The meteorologist warned of a wedge tornado approaching the town. "气象学家警告说，有一个楔形龙卷风正在逼近城镇。weatherdisasternatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share上升楔形, 下降楔形 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).""The stock's price chart showed a rising wedge, suggesting that even though the price fluctuations were getting smaller, the overall trend was still upward." "这支股票的价格图表显示了一个上升楔形，表明即使价格波动幅度在缩小，但总体趋势仍然是向上的。businesseconomyfinancestatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share楔入，塞紧。 To support or secure using a wedge."I wedged open the window with a screwdriver."我用螺丝刀把窗户楔住，让它开着。actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share楔入，塞入。 To force into a narrow gap."He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa."他把包裹硬塞进墙和沙发背面的缝隙里了。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share揉泥，摔泥。 To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles."The potter carefully wedged the wet clay, ensuring it was smooth and free of air pockets before shaping the bowl. "陶艺家小心地揉泥摔泥，确保陶泥光滑，没有气泡，然后才开始塑碗。materialprocessartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share死机，卡住。 Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state."My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update."我安装了最新的更新后，我的Linux内核死机了。computingtechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share楔入，劈开 To cleave with a wedge."The carpenter used a small wooden wedge to cleave the log in half. "木匠用一小块木楔子把木头劈成两半。actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share楔入，塞入。 To force or drive with a wedge."The carpenter used a hammer to wedge the broken door shut. "木匠用锤子把断裂的门楔紧关上。actionutilitytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share楔入， 楔紧。 To shape into a wedge."The carpenter used a chisel to wedge the wood into a triangular shape. "木匠用凿子把木头楔成三角形。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share最后一名，倒数第一。 (Cambridge University slang) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.""Poor Thomas ended up as the wedge in his year, unfortunately." "可怜的托马斯，不幸的是，他那年成了个“垫底王”。educationachievementhistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
