"wade" in Chinese (Simplified)
蹚水跋涉(费力地穿过)
Definition
指在水、泥或类似的东西中行走,因为有一定深度所以行动不容易。也可指在大量文件、信息等事物中费力地慢慢处理或前进。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常和 'through' 连用,后面常接 'water'、'mud'、'snow'、'paperwork' 等,如 'wade through a river'、'wade through mud'、'wade through emails'。这个词通常带有“缓慢、吃力地前进”的意思。比喻用法在日常英语和新闻写作中都很常见。不要和 'walk'(普通地走)或 'swim'(不站立、靠游动前进)混淆。
Examples
We had to wade across the stream.
我们不得不**蹚水**过小溪。
The children waded in the shallow water.
孩子们在浅水里**蹚水**。
She waded through the mud after the rain.
雨后,她**费力地穿过**泥地。
I spent the whole morning wading through emails.
我整个早上都在**费力处理**邮件。
It took hours to wade through all that legal text.
要把那些法律文本都**硬着头皮看完**,花了好几个小时。
He waded into the argument without knowing the full story.
他在不了解全部情况的情况下就**贸然加入了**争论。