wedge

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。

2. Wedge the plug into the hole.

将塞子塞进洞口。

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

他用锤子把楔子砸入石缝里。

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.

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

那盒无法塞进那么小的地方去.