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wade v. 涉水；跋涉 wade (v.) Old English wadan "to go forward, proceed, move, stride, advance" (the modern sense perhaps represented in oferwaden "wade across"), from Proto-Germanic *wadan (cognates: Old Norse vaða, Danish vade, Old Frisian wada, Dutch waden, Old High German watan, German waten "to wade"), from PIE root *wadh- (2) "to go," found only in Germanic and Latin (cognates: Latin vadere "to go," vadum "shoal, ford," vadare "to wade"). Italian guado, French gué "ford" are Germanic loan-words.Specifically "walk into or through water" (or any substance which impedes the free motion of limbs) c.1200. Originally a strong verb (past tense wod, past participle wad); weak since 16c. Figurative sense of "to go into" (action, battle, etc.) is recorded from late 14c. Related: Waded; wading.Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne,And shut the gates of mercy on mankind,[Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"] 【记】源自vade, go；invade 侵入→向里进入；wave + vade 水波里走【相关】wade 跋涉，费力行走，invade (in + vade)入侵，evade(外 + vade 向外跑) 逃避, 躲避，pervade遍及

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[weid] 【英】 v.涉水 (to step in water)【例】 Let's wade across the water. v. 涉水; 费力行走【记】词根vade是走的意思, invade(v 侵略).

单词	wade
音标	[weid]
解释	v. 涉水；跋涉
红宝书	【英】 v.涉水 (to step in water) 【例】 Let's wade across the water.
字源	wade (v.) Old English wadan "to go forward, proceed, move, stride, advance" (the modern sense perhaps represented in oferwaden "wade across"), from Proto-Germanic wadan (cognates: Old Norse vaða, Danish vade, Old Frisian wada, Dutch waden, Old High German watan, German waten "to wade"), from PIE root wadh- (2) "to go," found only in Germanic and Latin (cognates: Latin vadere "to go," vadum "shoal, ford," vadare "to wade"). Italian guado, French gué "ford" are Germanic loan-words. Specifically "walk into or through water" (or any substance which impedes the free motion of limbs) c.1200. Originally a strong verb (past tense wod, past participle wad); weak since 16c. Figurative sense of "to go into" (action, battle, etc.) is recorded from late 14c. Related: Waded; wading. Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, [Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"]
不择手段背单词	v. 涉水; 费力行走【记】词根vade是走的意思, invade(v 侵略).
趣味全助记	【记】源自vade, go；invade 侵入→向里进入；wave + vade 水波里走【相关】wade 跋涉，费力行走，invade (in + vade)入侵，evade(外 + vade 向外跑) 逃避, 躲避，pervade遍及

Wade V Sense Cognates German Germanic Latin Vade