wade
verb uk/weɪd/ us/weɪd/
[ I usually + adv/prep, T ] mainly UK（在水中）艰难地行进，涉水，蹚
to walk through water or other liquid with some effort, because it is deep enough to come quite high up your legs, or thick
The river was full but we managed to wade across. 河里涨满了水，但我们设法蹚了过去。
We waded a shallow river. 我们蹚过了一条浅浅的小河。
They had to wade through a swamp. 他们不得不艰难地步行穿过沼泽地。
[ I ] US (UK paddle)在浅水中蹚水（玩耍）
to walk in water that is not very deep
We rolled up our trousers and waded at the edge of the lake. 我们卷起裤脚沿着湖边蹚水而行。
Phrasal verbs
wade in 插手，介入;插嘴
to start to do or say something in a forceful way, often without thinking about it carefully
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 bottles, the police waded in with tear gas. 当人群开始投掷石块的时候，警方用催泪瓦斯进行了干预。
wade into something 贸然涉足；贸然插手
to become involved in a difficult situation, often without thinking about it carefully
wade through something 费力地做（乏味或困难之事）；（尤指）费劲地阅读（大量信息）
to spend a lot of time and effort doing something boring or difficult, especially reading a lot of information
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行话。