vi.
1. 趟,涉水而行[(+across)]
They waded across the stream.
他們涉水過溪。
2. 艱難地前進;費力地做完[(+through)]
The lawyer had to wade through all the files.
律師得吃力地看完所有的案卷。
3. 口插手,幹預[(+in)]
It wasn't his affair, but he waded in with his opinion.
那不關他的事兒,但他還是插進來大講他的意見。
4. 口猛烈攻擊;精神飽滿地做[(+into)]
The police waded into the crowd with their clubs.
警察揮舞警棍沖進人群。
vt.
1. 趟過,涉過
The bridge was washed away and we had to wade the stream.
橋被沖走了,我們不得不趟水過溪。
n.
1. 跋涉,趟水;艱難地行走[S]
We went for a wade in the shallows.
我們到淺水處去趟水。
2. (溪流的)淺水處;淺灘