名詞 wade:

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

動詞 wade:

1. walk (through relatively shallow water)

1. We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.
   我們只好涉水過河到對岸。
2. She waded straight into her critics with her opening remarks.
   她在開場白里單刀直入抨擊了批評她的人。
3. They had to wade knee-deep through mud and debris to reach the victims.
   他們須通過齊膝的爛泥和堆積物，磕磕絆絆來到遇難者身旁。
4. I can't wade in these boots.
   我穿著這雙靴子沒法渡水。
5. Can we wade the brook?
   我們能渡過這條小河嗎?
6. The angler waded (out) into the middle of the river.
   釣魚的人渡水到河中央去了。
7. The job has to be done, so let's wade in immediately.
   這件工作非做不可，咱們說干就干吧。
8. There's no bridge; we'll have to wade across (the stream).
   沒有橋，我們得渡過(小河)去。

wade

v.（動詞）
wad.ed,wad.ing,wades
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement.
涉水：走進(jìn)或趟過水或其它同樣阻礙正常運(yùn)動的東西
To make one`s way arduously:
艱難地行進(jìn)：
例句：
waded through a boring report.
不耐煩地聽一個枯燥的報告

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty:
跋涉：艱難地穿過或通過（如水）：
例句：
wade a swift creek.
涉過險要的山澗

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of wading.
跋涉：涉水或艱難行走的動作或行為

<常用詞組>wade in 或
wade into
To plunge into, begin, or attack resolutely and energetically:
精力充沛地做：決然并充滿精力地投入、開始或攻擊：
例句：
waded into the task.
投入到工作中

來源：
Middle English waden
中古英語 waden
from Old English wadan
源自 古英語 wadan