wade [weɪd] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition transitive ■to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs (艰难地)涉水•The river was full but we managed to wade across.河里涨满了水,但我们设法涉水过去了。 •We waded a shallow river.我们涉水过了一条浅浅的小河。 intransitive US for * paddle (WALK) [weɪd] verb Phrasal Verbs wade in ■to start to do or say something in a forceful way, often without thinking about it carefully 插手,介入;插嘴•Even when she knows nothing about it, she wades in with her opinion.即使对事情一无所知,她也要插嘴说说自己的意见。 •When the crowd started throwing stones, the police waded in with tear gas.当人群开始投掷石块的时候,警方用催泪弹进行了干预。 [weɪd] verb Phrasal Verbs wade into sth ■to become involved in a difficult situation, often without thinking about it carefully 贸然涉足;贸然插手 [weɪd] verb Phrasal Verbs wade through sth informal ■to spend a lot of time and effort doing something boring or difficult, especially reading a lot of information 费力地做(乏味或困难之事);(尤指)费劲地阅读(大量资讯)•We had to wade through pages of legal jargon before we could sign the contract.我们在签合同之前必须费力地读完好几页的法律专业文本。 |