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Wade Waded Water Weɪd Verb Walk Lot Sth

The verb "wade" means to walk through something difficult like water or mud, or to spend a lot of time and effort processing large amounts of information.

wade /weɪd/ v. definition 1: to walk with difficulty through water or mud. definition 2: to deal with or read a lot of information that is boring and time-consuming.

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[VERB 动词](艰难地)涉,蹚,跋涉 If you wade through something that makes it difficult to walk, usually water or mud, you walk through it.
  [V prep/adv]
  [V n]
  • Rescuers had to wade across a river to reach them...

    救援者必须蹚过一条河才能靠近他们。

  • Spencer waded through the debris of broken chairs and beer bottles...

    斯潘塞艰难地迈过一堆破椅子和碎啤酒瓶。

  • We had to wade the river Genal and then climb out of the valley to get to Juzcar.

    我们必须蹚过赫纳尔河,爬出山谷,才能到达朱斯卡。

2
[VERB 动词]费力地阅读;艰难地处理 To wade through a lot of documents or pieces of information means to spend a lot of time and effort reading them or dealing with them.
  [V through n]
  • It has taken a long time to wade through the 'incredible volume' of evidence...

    看完这一大卷“长篇累牍”的证词花费了很长的时间。

  • It could be a tremendous tool for scientists who have to wade through tons of data.

    对于那些需要费力处理海量数据的科学家而言,这个工具实在太棒了。

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Oxford wade / weɪd ; NAmE weɪd / verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to walk with an effort through sth, especially water or mud 跋涉,涉,蹚(水或淤泥等) (+ adv./prep.) ◆ He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。 ◆ Sometimes they had to wade waist-deep through mud. 有时他们得通过齐腰深的泥浆。 wadesth ◆ They waded the river at a shallow point. 他们在水浅处蹚过河。 2 ( NAmE) ( BrE pad·dle ) [intransitive ] to walk or stand with no shoes or socks in shallow water in the sea, a lake, etc. 蹚水;赤足涉水 PHRASAL VERBS ˌwade ˈin | ˌwade ˈinto sth ( informal) to enter a fight, a discussion or an argument in an aggressive or not very sensitive way 强行加入,介入,插手(打架、讨论、争论等) ◆ The police waded into the crowd with batons. 警察挥舞着警棍冲入人群。 ◆ You shouldn't have waded in with all those unpleasant accusations. 你本不该插一杠子,横加指责,让人难受。 ˌwade ˈinto sb ( informal) to attack sb with words in an angry aggressive way 抨击 ˌwade ˈthrough sth [no passive ] to deal with or read sth that is boring and takes a lot of time 艰难地处理;费力地阅读 ◆ I spent the whole day wading through the paperwork on my desk. 我一整天都在伏案处理文件。 wade wades waded wading wade / weɪd ; NAmE weɪd /
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wadewade /weɪd/ ●○○ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]
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to walk through water that is not deep
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wade in (also wade into something) phrasal verb informal1to enter a discussion, argument etc in a forceful and annoying way, often without thinking about the possible results:  I wish you wouldn’t always wade in with your opinion.2to move forward and attack someone:  The police waded into the crowd swinging sticks.wade through something phrasal verb to read or deal with a lot of boring papers or written work:  Each day Parkin wades through lengthy court reports.
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wade

[weɪd]waded, wading, wades

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跋涉(58%),涉水(42%)
n.跋涉;可涉水而过的地方
vi.跋涉
vt.涉水;费力行走

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