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."用楔子把门撑住好吗？门老是被风吹关上。machineutilitytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔形物，楔子 A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape."Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?"能帮我切一块楔形的奶酪吗？foodmaterialthingutensilpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔，三角楔。 A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends."The artist used several differently sized wedges of wood to build the abstract sculpture. "艺术家用几块不同大小的木楔来搭建那个抽象雕塑。mathstructurearchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔子，垫片。 Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things."Constant arguments about money drove wedges between the siblings. "持续不断的关于钱的争吵在兄弟姐妹之间打入了隔阂。gappartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔形攻势，楔形队。 A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation."During the historical reenactment, the cavalry formed wedges and charged into the straw-filled barriers representing the enemy line. "在历史重演中，骑兵组成了楔形队，冲向代表敌军阵线的稻草障碍物。militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share劈起杆，短杆。 A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories."She used her wedges to loft the ball over the sand trap and onto the green. "她用她的劈起杆把球高高地打过沙坑，落在了果岭上。sportutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share雁阵，飞 wedge 队形 A group of geese, swans or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation."As the weather turned colder, we saw wedges of geese flying south for the winter. "天气转冷，我们看到一群群大雁排成雁阵，一路向南飞去过冬。natureanimalbirdgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share坡跟鞋 One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes."She loves wearing her new wedges to the office because they are stylish and comfortable. "她喜欢穿着她的新坡跟鞋去办公室，因为它们既时尚又舒适。appearancewearstyleitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钱，钞票，银子 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。amountassetfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share长条三明治，潜艇堡。 A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll."I ordered a chicken parm wedge from the deli."我在熟食店点了一个鸡肉帕尔马长条三明治。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔子, 楔形物 Háček"The carpenter used wooden wedges to secure the wobbly table leg. "木匠用木楔子来固定摇晃的桌子腿。itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share倒V，开口ʌ音. The IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel."In phonetics class, we learned that the symbol that looks like upside-down "v's" is called "wedges" and represents the sound in words like "strut" and "cut." "在语音学课上，我们学到，那个看起来像倒过来的 "v" 的符号叫做 "wedges"（倒V，开口ʌ音），它代表像 "strut" 和 "cut" 这样的单词里的发音。phoneticslinguisticslanguagesoundChat 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 problems, the symbol consisting of two wedges pointing upwards, ∧, represents the "and" condition, meaning both statements on either side of it must be true. "在逻辑问题中，由两个向上指的合取符号，也就是∧，代表“并且”的条件，意味着它两侧的陈述都必须为真。logicmathsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share楔形龙卷风，宽楔型龙卷风 A wedge tornado."The meteorologist warned everyone about the dangerous wedges approaching the town. "气象学家警告大家，危险的宽楔型龙卷风正在逼近城镇。weatherdisasternatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share喇叭口形态, 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).""Analysts noticed wedges forming in the stock market data, suggesting a possible reversal of the recent upward or downward trend." "分析师注意到股票市场数据中出现了喇叭口形态/楔形, 暗示最近的上涨或下跌趋势可能发生反转。businessfinanceeconomystatisticstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share垫稳, 楔入 To support or secure using a wedge."I wedged open the window with a screwdriver."我用螺丝刀把窗户垫稳，让它敞开着。utilitytechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share塞入，楔入 To force into a narrow gap."He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa."他把包裹硬塞在墙和沙发背之间了。actiongapChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share揉泥，楔泥。 To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles."Before using the clay to sculpt, the potter carefully wedges it on the table to remove air pockets. "在使用黏土进行雕塑之前，陶艺家会小心地在桌子上揉泥，以去除气泡。artmaterialprocessChat 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."安装最新更新后，我的Linux内核死机了。computingtechnologytechnicalsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share劈，楔入 To cleave with a wedge."The carpenter wedges the wood, splitting it in two. "木匠用楔子劈木头，把它劈成了两半。actionutensiltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share楔入，塞入。 To force or drive with a wedge."The carpenter wedges pieces of wood under the table leg to stop it from wobbling. "木匠在桌子腿下面楔入木片，防止桌子摇晃。actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share楔入，使成楔形。 To shape into a wedge."The carpenter carefully wedged the pieces of wood together to create a strong support beam. "木匠小心地把木头削成楔形，然后楔入在一起，做成了一个坚固的支撑梁。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share最后一名, 包尾。 (Cambridge University slang) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos."After the Cambridge Classical Tripos results were posted, everyone felt bad for poor Thomas; he was the wedges this year. "剑桥古典文学考试成绩公布后，大家都为可怜的托马斯感到难过；今年他考了个包尾。educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
