wade

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wade /weɪd/ verb [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]

1.WALKto walk through water that is not deep 蹚(水)，涉(水)► see thesaurus at walk

2 wade in (also wade into something) phrasal verbphr v informal

a) INTERRUPTto enter a discussion, argument etc in a forceful and annoying way, often without thinking about the possible results 〔常指不顾后果地〕干涉，介入，插手

I wish you wouldn’t always wade in with your opinion.

我希望你不要总是硬插进来提意见。

b) to move forward and attack someone 强行闯入；上前攻击

The police waded into the crowd swinging sticks.

警察挥舞着警棍冲进人群。

3 wade through something phrasal verbphr v READto read or deal with a lot of boring papers or written work 吃力地阅读，费力地处理〔乏味的文件或文章〕

Each day Parkin wades through lengthy court reports.

帕金每天都要处理冗长的法庭报告。

Examples from the Corpus

wade through • Personnel managers and employers are busy people and do not have time to wade through a thirty page resume.• He moved slowly, like a tired man wading through cold water.• Lost Jaguar and butterflies Next door, Steve Fischer waded through his front yard.• I have probably waded through hundreds over the years.• The day came when the road was flooded and Skipper waded through it with no hesitation.• Chief among them is that subscribers will have to wade through some advertising to get their messages.• Each day Parkin wades through tax directories and lengthy court reports.• For a playground the children wade through the debris that floats along the shoreline.

Examples from the Corpus

wade• They waded across the river.• He'd gladly wade into the attack.• A few family members waded into the surf and tossed flowers.• Personnel managers and employers are busy people and do not have time to wade through a thirty page resume.• He moved slowly, like a tired man wading through cold water.• She moved as if she were in a dream, wading through viscous liquid.

Origin wade

Old English wadan

wade verb

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