汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 楔子
楔子
wedge / peg / stopper / prologue (in some modern novels) / prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
①一头粗厚一头薄削的木片,插入缝隙中使物固定这儿还有点松动,楔个楔子进去。②元代杂剧中加在最前面或两折之间的片断,作为剧情的开端或衔接。也指长篇小说之前的引子,以引出正文。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他用锤子把楔子砸入石缝里。

He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.

从前,有一只圆圈缺了一块楔子

Once, a circle missed a wedge.

司机将卡车的车轮用楔子垫好。

The wheels of the truck were chocked by the driver.

楔子的调整和设置头部的角度。

Wood Wedge for adjusting and setting head Angle.

接缝处用苔藓垫子做了防水处理,用楔子和紫杉针固定。

The seams had been made watertight by pads of moss, fixed by wedges and yew stitches.

第二个需求相关的影响源自保险,(即使有免赔和自负)像楔子一样嵌入服务成本和价格之间这一事实,因此,将导致需求增加。

A second demand-related costeffect will result from the fact that insurance,(even with deductibles andcopayments, drives a wedge between the cost of a service and its price, and soincreases demand.