好词典
wade
UK //weɪd//US //weɪd//
词源
源自古英语'wadan'，意为'行进、前进'，与德语'waten'同源，最初指在水中行走的动作。
verb
❶ 指在水中或泥泞中艰难行走，通常水深及膝或更高，需要费力移动身体。
“We had to wade across the river to reach the village.”
（我们不得不涉水过河才能到达村庄。）
“The children were wading in the shallow part of the lake.”
（孩子们在湖的浅水区涉水玩耍。）
❶ 比喻费力地处理大量复杂或繁琐的事情，通常指需要花费大量时间和精力。
“I spent the whole weekend wading through piles of paperwork.”
（我花了整个周末费力处理成堆的文书工作。）
“He's still wading through all the emails he received while on vacation.”
（他仍在费力处理休假期间收到的所有电子邮件。）
同义词:ford, trudge, slog, plod, paddle
常见短语
wade in — 指突然或直接介入某个情况或讨论，通常带有积极行动的意思。
“Seeing the argument getting heated, the teacher waded in to calm everyone down.”
（看到争论变得激烈，老师介入让大家冷静下来。）
wade through — 指费力地处理大量信息或材料，强调过程艰难耗时。
“I'm still wading through all the reports from last quarter.”
（我仍在费力阅读上个季度的所有报告。）