wedge

くさび、くし形の切れ端

一端が厚く他端が薄い物。物の間を開けておくためなどに使う。

やさしい英語で： A piece with a thick end and a thin edge, often used to hold things apart.

• Put a wedge under the door.
• She served the fish with lemon wedges.
• He drove a metal wedge into the log.

よく使う表現： wooden wedge, lemon wedge, cheese wedge, metal wedge

亀裂の原因、隔たり

人や集団の間に対立や隔たりを生むもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that makes people or groups disagree or grow apart.

• The dispute drove a wedge between them.
• Politics can create a wedge between friends.
• Her lies became a wedge in their marriage.

使い方： a wedge between A and B (Money became a wedge between the brothers.)

類義語： division, barrier

よく使う表現： drive a wedge, wedge between people

押し込む、はめ込む

狭い隙間に物を強く押し入れ、ぴったりはめ込む。

やさしい英語で： If you force something into a tight space, you push it in until it fits closely.

• Wedge the bag into that gap.
• My shoe was wedged between two rocks.
• Can we wedge another chair into this corner?

使い方： wedge something between A and B (She wedged her bag between two seats.); wedge something into something (He wedged the box into the cupboard.)

類義語： jam, cram

よく使う表現： wedge something in, wedge something between, wedge into something

くさびで固定する

物の下や横に硬い物を挟み、動かないようにする。

やさしい英語で： If you put a solid object under or against something, you keep it firmly in place.

• Wedge the door open, please.
• She wedged the window shut with a small block.
• The table was wedged securely with pieces of wood.

使い方： wedge something open/shut (We wedged the door open with a brick.); wedge something with something (They wedged the wheel with a wooden block.)

類義語： prop, secure

よく使う表現： wedge something open, wedge something shut

フリーズする、固まる

コンピューターやプログラムが反応しなくなり、動作を続けられなくなる。

やさしい英語で： If a computer or program does this, it stops responding and cannot continue working.

• The server may wedge during startup.
• The kernel wedged after the update.
• If the process wedges, restart the computer.

類義語： freeze, hang

よく使う表現： system can wedge, program may wedge