vi.

1. 趟，涉水而行[（+across）]
   They waded across the stream.

   他们涉水过溪。

2. 艰难地前进；费力地做完[（+through）]
   The lawyer had to wade through all the files.

   律师得吃力地看完所有的案卷。

3. 【口】插手，干预[（+in）]
   It wasn't his affair, but he waded in with his opinion.

   那不关他的事儿，但他还是插进来大讲他的意见。

4. 【口】猛烈攻击；精神饱满地做[（+into）]
   The police waded into the crowd with their clubs.

   警察挥舞警棍冲进人群。

vt.

1. 趟过，涉过
   The bridge was washed away and we had to wade the stream.

   桥被冲走了，我们不得不趟水过溪。

n.

1. 跋涉，趟水；艰难地行走[S]
   We went for a wade in the shallows.

   我们到浅水处去趟水。

2. （溪流的）浅水处；浅滩

v.

1. walk through a liquid or viscous substance.
2. (wade through) read laboriously through (a long piece of writing).
3. (wade in/into) informal attack, intervene, or become involved in a vigorous or forceful way.

n.