| 释义 |
●the thin ˌend of the ˈwedge (especially BrE) used for saying that you fear that one small request, order, action, etc. is only the beginning of sth larger and more serious or harmful （不好的事情的）开始，端倪，苗头◆The government says it only wants to privatize one or two railway lines, but I think it’s the thin end of the wedge. They’ll all be privatized soon.政府声称只打算把一两条铁路线私有化，可是我觉得这只是个开头，很快所有的铁路都会私有化。 NOTE A wedge is a piece of wood, metal, etc. with one thick end and one thin pointed end that you use to keep two things apart or to split wood or rock. * wedge 指楔子。 |