词汇 | wade |
释义 | wade verb uk /weɪd/ us /weɪd/ [ Iusually+ adv/prep, T ]mainly UK to walk through water or other liquid with some effort, because it is deep enough to come quite high up your legs, or thick : (在水中)艰难地行进,涉水,蹚 The river was full but we managed to wade across.河里涨满了水,但我们设法蹚了过去。 We waded a shallow river.我们蹚过了一条浅浅的小河。 They had to wade through a swamp.他们不得不艰难地步行穿过沼泽地。 [ I ]US(UKpaddle) to walk in water that is not very deep: 在浅水中蹚水(玩耍) We rolled up our trousers and waded at the edge of the lake.我们卷起裤脚沿着湖边蹚水而行。 Movement on or through water buoyantly cast cast someone adriftidiom dabble dip dip in something float hydroplane outsail paddle paddler raft row sail slingshot smoothness surface swim tack wallow Phrasal verbswade in wade into something wade through something wade | American Dictionarywade verb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] us/weɪd/ to walk into or through an area of water that is not very deep: We waded across the stream. They come to the creek and waded in to drink. Phrasal verbswade in wade through something Examples of wadewade I read the speech you referred me to, hard as it is to wade through gibberish. He got to his feet and began to wade towards the shore, pressing his toes into the firm, wrinkled sand. I ought to wade in to save him. The book should be on the required reading list of gerontologists interested in theory development and application, especially for those willing to wade into the contextual complexities of later life. It is, instead, an extensive, highly technical research report in which the reader must wade through volumes of arcane data in order to learn how these ancient peoples lived. But be prepared to wade. Wade expresses concern over what she sees as the failure of professional education to address the care needs of older people or to convey the expertise required for their care. Those of us who have tried to wade our way through that convention would agree that it gets impossibly complex. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We waded through 2.5 ft of stinking sewage which surrounded my constituent's house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These people wade through raw sewage up to their waists to keep the sewers free. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet if we examine the charges and wade through the crocodile tears to reach the solid facts, what do we find? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is unreasonable for anyone to say that, at such short notice, we have had time to wade through all the text. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then he has to wade all through the material to find out exactly how the company has complied with this particular regulation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The likely consequences for migratory wildfowl and wading birds have been carefully assessed by experts, as have the possibility of providing some alternative feeding grounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the wodge of material that they now have to wade through to qualify for important support. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of wade These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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