wades; waded; wading
wades; waded; wading
Learner's definition of WADE
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: to walk through water涉(水);蹚水(水) [no object]
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We waded into the ocean.我们蹚进海水之中。
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I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore.我跳下小船,蹚水回到了岸上。
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(US) They took off their sandals and waded [=(Brit) paddled] at the edge of the pond.他们脱下凉鞋,在池塘边蹚水。
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2
a : to move or proceed with difficulty艰难地移动;艰难地行进 [no object]
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Police waded into the crowd.警察艰难地挤进了人群。
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We waded through the crowded bus station.我们艰难地穿过拥挤的公共汽车站。
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It took several weeks to wade through all the evidence.理清所有这些证据花了好几个星期。
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b [no object] : to become involved in a discussion, situation, activity, etc., in a forceful, direct, or careless way —
usually + in or into强行介入;干预;插手 -
Most politicians would have tried to avoid the subject, but he waded right in.多数从政者都对这一问题避之不及,可他却偏偏介入其中。
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She waded right into their argument.她直接加入到他们的争论中。