
wading
词源
源自中古英语 'waden',与古英语 'wadan'(行走、前进)同源,最终源于原始日耳曼语词根 *wadaną,意为“涉水”或“穿过”。
verb
❶ 指在水中缓慢行走,通常指水较浅但足以浸湿腿部或腰部的状态,常用于描述涉水过河或在浅滩行走的情景。
“Children were wading in the shallow stream, laughing and splashing water.”
(孩子们在浅溪中涉水,笑着泼水玩耍。)
“The heron stood motionless before wading through the marsh to catch fish.”
(苍鹭一动不动地站着,随后涉水穿过沼泽去捕鱼。)
noun
❶ 指涉水的行为或活动,常用于鸟类观察或休闲活动中描述缓慢通过水域的动作。
“Birdwatchers love observing the elegant wading of flamingos in the lagoon.”
(观鸟者喜欢观察火烈鸟在泻湖中优雅的涉水行为。)
“The wading of the ducks left ripples on the still surface of the pond.”
(鸭子的涉水在平静的池塘表面留下了涟漪。)
常见短语
wading pool — 指专为儿童设计的浅水池,水深通常不超过成人的膝盖,供儿童安全玩水。
“The toddlers giggled while sitting in the wading pool under the summer sun.”
(幼儿们在夏日阳光下坐在浅水池里咯咯笑。)
wading bird — 指长腿涉禽类鸟类,如鹤、鹭等,习惯在浅水中行走觅食。
“A great blue heron, a typical wading bird, stood silently near the lake's edge.”
(一只典型的涉禽——大蓝鹭静静地站在湖边。)