/weɪd; wed/
v
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] walk with an effort (through water, mud or anything that makes walking difficult) 费力地走、涉或渡（过水、泥地等）
*I can't wade in these boots. 我穿着这双靴子没法渡水.
* There's no bridge; we'll have to wade across (the stream). 没有桥, 我们得渡过（小河）去.
* The angler waded (out) into the middle of the river. 钓鱼的人渡水到河中央去了.
* They had to wade knee-deep through mud and debris to reach the victims. 他们须通过齐膝的烂泥和堆积物, 磕磕绊绊来到遇难者身旁. Cf 参看 paddle2 1.
(b) [Tn] cross (a stream, etc) by wading 渡过（小河等）
*Can we wade the brook? 我们能渡过这条小河吗?
2 (phr v) wade in (infml 口) start doing sth (esp sth difficult) with energy and determination 坚决努力着手做某事（尤指困难的事）
*The job has to be done, so let's wade in immediately. 这件工作非做不可, 咱们说干就干吧. wade into sb/sth attack sb/sth vigorously 猛烈攻击某人[某事物]
*She waded straight into her critics with her opening remarks. 她在开场白里单刀直入抨击了批评她的人. wade through sth read sth that is long or difficult to read, without interest or enjoyment 费力地阅读冗长或艰深的材料（无兴致或乐趣）
*wading through page after page of boring statistics 吃力地一页页看着乏味的统计数字.

v [I always + adverb/preposition, T]
[Language: Old English;Origin: wadan]
to walk through water that is not deep
wade inphr v
to enter a discussion, argument etc in a forceful and annoying way, often without thinking about the possible results
　I wish you wouldn't always wade in with your opinion.
to move forward and attack someone
　The police waded into the crowd swinging sticks.
wade through [wade through sth] phr v
to read or deal with a lot of boring papers or written work
　Each day Parkin wades through lengthy court reports.