wedge
- n. 楔子
- n. 导致分裂的因素
- n. 楔形物, 三角块
- v. 楔住
- v. 挤入
- Definition
- n. a piece of wood or metal with a thin pointed edge
- n. something that causes division
- n. a triangular piece of food such as cheese or watermelon
- v. to fix in place with a wedge
- v. to force into a narrow space
- Example
- He used a wedge of wood to keep the door open.
- 他用一块木楔把门顶开。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: get stuck or fixed in place (verb).
比较义项：卡住、固定住（动词）。
- wedge 本词
Transitive and deliberate: a person forces an object into a narrow space to hold something in place, often naming the wedged object itself.
wedge是及物动词，强调有意为之：某人用力把物体塞进狭窄空间以固定住某物，句子里常直接说出所塞的物体。
He wedged a small stone under the door to stop it from swinging shut.
他在门下塞了一块小石头，让门不会自动关上。
- lodge
Intransitive and often accidental: an object itself becomes stuck or embedded somewhere by chance, without anyone deliberately placing it.
lodge是不及物动词，往往表示意外卡住：物体本身作主语卡在某处，而不是有人主动把它塞进去。
A fish bone lodged in his throat while he was eating dinner.
他吃晚饭时，一根鱼刺卡在了他的喉咙里。
Wedge and lodge both mean becoming fixed or stuck in place. Wedge is active: someone forces an object into a narrow space to hold it firm. Lodge is passive: an object gets stuck somewhere by accident. Lodge also means 'to stay temporarily', not compared here.
这两个词在“卡住、固定住”这个意义上接近，但wedge强调有人用力把物体塞进狭窄空间加以固定，是主动、及物的动作；lodge则强调物体本身意外地卡在某处，是被动、不及物的结果。这里不比较lodge的另一个常见义项“寄宿、暂住”（如lodge at a cabin）。