wade

名词 wade:

1. English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945)
   同义词：Virginia Wade

动词 wade:

1. walk (through relatively shallow water)

1. We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.
   我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
2. She waded straight into her critics with her opening remarks.
   她在开场白里单刀直入抨击了批评她的人。
3. They had to wade knee-deep through mud and debris to reach the victims.
   他们须通过齐膝的烂泥和堆积物，磕磕绊绊来到遇难者身旁。
4. I can't wade in these boots.
   我穿著这双靴子没法渡水。
5. Can we wade the brook?
   我们能渡过这条小河吗?
6. The angler waded (out) into the middle of the river.
   钓鱼的人渡水到河中央去了。
7. The job has to be done, so let's wade in immediately.
   这件工作非做不可，咱们说干就干吧。
8. There's no bridge; we'll have to wade across (the stream).
   没有桥，我们得渡过(小河)去。

wade

v.（动词）
wad.ed,wad.ing,wades
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement.
涉水：走进或趟过水或其它同样阻碍正常运动的东西
To make one`s way arduously:
艰难地行进：
例句：
waded through a boring report.
不耐烦地听一个枯燥的报告

v.tr.（及物动词）
To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty:
跋涉：艰难地穿过或通过（如水）：
例句：
wade a swift creek.
涉过险要的山涧

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of wading.
跋涉：涉水或艰难行走的动作或行为

<常用词组>wade in 或
wade into
To plunge into, begin, or attack resolutely and energetically:
精力充沛地做：决然并充满精力地投入、开始或攻击：
例句：
waded into the task.
投入到工作中

来源：
Middle English waden
中古英语 waden
from Old English wadan
源自 古英语 wadan