
好词典

源自古英语 'wadan'(意为‘行进、穿过’),与德语 'waten' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根 *wad-。
❶ 指缓慢或费力地走过水、泥泞或其他阻碍物,通常强调行走时的艰难或水没过脚踝的状态。
“She waded across the shallow river to reach the other side.”
(她蹚过浅浅的河水到达对岸。)
“The children waded through the puddles after the rain.”
(雨后孩子们蹚过水坑玩耍。)
wade through — 比喻费力地处理大量复杂或繁琐的事物,如文件、信息等。
“She had to wade through hundreds of emails after her vacation.”
(度假回来后,她不得不费力处理数百封邮件。)