wade

wade
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial]walk through water or another liquid or soft substance
    蹚水（或其他液体、软物质）艰难行走；涉，跋涉
    in the absence of any jetty we waded ashore.
    没有码头，我们蹚水上岸。
    ■[with obj.]walk through (something filled with water)
    涉过，蹚过（有水处）
    I had waded ditches instead of attempting to find easier crossing places.
    我蹚过水沟，而不是试图寻找更容易穿越的地方。
    ■(wade through)read laboriously through (a long piece of writing)
    辛苦地读完（长篇作品）
    ■(wade into)(informal)get involved in (something) vigorously or forcefully
    (非正式)积极参与
    Seb waded into the melee and started to beat off the boys.
    塞勃投入搏斗并打退了那些男孩。
    ■(wade into)(informal)attack (someone) physically or in argument
    (非正式)（以身体上或在争论中）攻击
    Vincent waded into his father with such anger.
    文森特十分生气，猛烈攻击了他父亲。
    ■(wade in)(informal)make a vigorous attack or intervention
    (非正式)猛烈攻击（或干涉）
    Nicola waded in and grabbed the baby.
    尼古拉猛地冲过来夺走了婴儿。
noun
  1. [in sing.]an act of wading
    跋涉；涉水；艰难行走
派生
wadable
adjective
  1. (亦作 wadeable)
语源
  1. Old English wadan 'move onward', also 'penetrate', from a Germanic word meaning 'go (through'), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vadere 'go'
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