| 釋義 |
wedge /wedj; wedj/ n 1 V-shaped piece of wood or metal, used to split wood or rock (by being hammered), to widen an opening, or to keep two things separate. 劈; 楔; V 形木片或金屬片。 the thin end of the ~, (fig) a small change or demand likely to lead to big changes or demands. (喻) 可能引起重大后果的小事; 可能導(dǎo)致重大變化的小變化; 可能引發(fā)重大需求的小需求。 2 sth shaped like or used like a 形快或用途板楔之物: a ~ of cake, eg cut from a large round cake; 一塊楔形糕餅; seats arranged in a ~, so as to form a triangle. 排列成楔形的座位。 vt [VP6A, 15A, 22] fix tightly (as) with a keep in place with a ~: 以楔 (等) 使之牢固; 楔住; 嵌; 插; 擠: ~ packing into a crack; 把填料楔入裂縫中; ~ a door open, by placing a ~ under it. 在門(mén)下置楔,使之敞開(kāi)。 I was so tightly ~d between two fat women that it was difficult for me to get up and leave the bus. 我被兩個(gè)肥胖女人緊緊地?fù)圃谥虚g,以致要站起來(lái)下公共汽車(chē)都很困難。, |