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.
[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。
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[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; NAmEweɪd/verb1[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) (BrEpad·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 VERBSˌwade 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。wadewadeswadedwadingwade/weɪd; NAmEweɪd/
to walk through water that is not deep ► see thesaurus at
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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 phrasal verbto 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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