wedge /wɛdʒ/ CET6 TEM8 ( wedging, wedged, wedges )

• 1. 

  V-T If you wedge something, you force it to remain in a particular position by holding it there tightly or by sticking something next to it to prevent it from moving. 把…楔住; 把…抵牢

  例：

  I shut the shed door and wedged it with a log of wood.

  我关上小屋的门，然后用一根圆木将它抵牢。

• 2. 

  V-T If you wedge something somewhere, you fit it there tightly. 将…塞入

  例：

  Wedge the plug into the hole.

  把塞子塞进洞里。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A wedge of something such as fruit or cheese is a piece of it that has a thick triangular shape. 楔形物

  例：

  Serve with a wedge of lime.

  和一块楔形酸橙一起端上桌。