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wedged

UK //wɛdʒd//US //wɛdʒd//

词源

源自中古英语 'wegge'(楔子),与古诺尔斯语 'veggr'(墙)同源,最初指用楔形物固定的动作。

adjective

❶ 形容物体被紧紧卡住或塞入某处无法移动的状态,通常因空间狭窄或外力挤压导致。

“The book was wedged between two heavy boxes on the shelf.”

(那本书被卡在书架上的两个重箱子之间。)

“My foot got wedged in the narrow gap of the fence.”

(我的脚卡在了围栏的窄缝里。)

同义词:stuck, jammed, trapped

verb

❶ 指用力将某物挤入或塞入狭小空间的动作,常伴随固定或卡住的效果。

“He wedged the chair under the doorknob to barricade the door.”

(他把椅子楔在门把手下方堵住门。)

“The worker wedged the stone into the wall crevice.”

(工人将石头塞进墙缝里。)

同义词:squeeze, cram, force

常见短语

get wedged — 形容物体或人意外被卡住无法脱身的情况,多用于被动状态描述。

“The boat got wedged between the rocks during low tide.”

(退潮时船被卡在了礁石之间。)