n.[C]

1. 楔子
2. 楔形物；楔形队形
3. 导致分裂的事物，事情的起因
   Her mother-in-law drove a wedge between her and her husband.

   她婆婆挑起她与丈夫间的不和。

4. 【英】= 【美】roll 大捆钞票

vt.

1. 把……楔住，把……楔牢
   Open the door wide and wedge it with a wad of newspaper.

   把门开大，再用一卷报纸把它楔牢。

2. 楔入，挤入，插入[O]
   Susan was wedged in the corner so tightly that she couldn't move.

   苏珊被紧紧地挤在一角，动都不能动。

3. 用楔子劈开[（+apart）]

vi.

1. 楔入，强行挤入
2. 被卡住
   Her foot wedged in the narrow crack.

   她的脚卡在那狭缝里了。

n.

1. a piece of wood, metal, etc. with a thick end that tapers to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.
2. a wedge-shaped thing or piece.
   ▸a golf club with a low, angled face for maximum loft.
3. a shoe with a fairly high heel forming a solid block with the sole.
4. Brit. informal money or earnings.

v.

1. fix in position using a wedge.
2. force into a narrow space.

v.