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wedges

/ˈwɛdʒɪz/

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noun

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.

Examples :

"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。

machine utility technical

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noun

楔形物，楔子

A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.

Examples :

"Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?"

能帮我切一块楔形的奶酪吗？

food material thing utensil part

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noun

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.

Examples :

"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。

math structure architecture

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noun

楔子，垫片。

Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things.

Examples :

"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。

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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.

Examples :

"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。

military war action

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noun

劈起杆，短杆。

A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

雁阵，飞 wedge 队形

A group of geese, swans or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.

Examples :

"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。

nature animal bird group

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noun

坡跟鞋

One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes.

Examples :

"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。

appearance wear style item

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noun

钱，钞票，银子

A quantity of money.

Examples :

"I made a big fat wedge from that job."

我从那份工作里赚了一大笔钱。

amount asset finance economy

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noun

长条三明治，潜艇堡。

A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

楔子, 楔形物

Háček

Examples :

"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。

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noun

倒V，开口ʌ音.

The IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel.

Examples :

"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。

phonetics linguistics language sound

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合取符号，逻辑与符号

The symbol ∧, denoting a meet (infimum) operation or logical conjunction.

Examples :

"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。

logic math sign

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楔形龙卷风，宽楔型龙卷风

A wedge tornado.

Examples :

"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。

weather disaster nature

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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).

Examples :

""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。

business finance economy statistics technical

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verb

垫稳, 楔入

To support or secure using a wedge.

Examples :

"I wedged open the window with a screwdriver."

我用螺丝刀把窗户垫稳，让它敞开着。

utility technical action

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verb

塞入，楔入

To force into a narrow gap.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

揉泥，楔泥。

To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.

Examples :

"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。

art material process

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verb

死机，卡住。

Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state.

Examples :

"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。

computing technology technical system

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verb

劈，楔入

To cleave with a wedge.

Examples :

"The carpenter wedges the wood, splitting it in two. "

木匠用楔子劈木头，把它劈成了两半。

action utensil technical

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verb

楔入，塞入。

To force or drive with a wedge.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

楔入，使成楔形。

To shape into a wedge.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

最后一名, 包尾。

(Cambridge University slang) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.

Examples :

"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。

education achievement