英语词汇“wade”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINwade

Origin:

Old English wadan

VERB TABLE

wade

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	wade
	he, she, it	wades
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	waded
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have waded
	he, she, it	has waded
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had waded
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will wade
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have waded

Continuous Form
Present	I	am wading
	he, she, it	is wading
	you, we, they	are wading
Past	I, he, she, it	was wading
	you, we, they	were wading
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been wading
	he, she, it	has been wading
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been wading
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be wading
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been wading

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

They waded across the river.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A few family members waded into the surf and tossed flowers.
He'd gladly wade into the attack.
He moved slowly, like a tired man wading through cold water.
Personnel managers and employers are busy people and do not have time to wade through a thirty page resume.
She moved as if she were in a dream, wading through viscous liquid.

THESAURUS► walk

to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other: · I missed the bus so I decided to walk.· We’ve walked about eight miles today.

► wander

to walk without any clear purpose or direction: · They wandered around the narrow streets of the old city.

► stride

to walk with long steps in a determined, confident, or angry way: · A man in a suit came striding purposefully into the hall.· She strode onto the stage and began to address the audience.

► pace

to walk first in one direction and then in another many times, especially because you are nervous: · Nick was pacing up and down, waiting for the phone to ring.

► march

to walk quickly with firm regular steps – used especially about soldiers or someone who is angry: · The troops marched past with smart uniforms and good discipline.· Sheila marched into the office and demanded an apology.

► wade

to walk through deep water: · We had to wade across the river.

► stomp

to walk putting your feet down very hard, especially because you are angry: · She turned and stomped off without looking back.

Longman Language Activatorto read something long or boring► plough through

British /plow through American to read all of something even though it takes a long time and is boring: · I ploughed through all the documents related to the case.· After plowing through so many huge textbooks it was a relief to pick up a novel again.

► wade through

to read something that is very long and boring, or to read a lot of different pieces of writing such as letters, reports etc which together are long and boring to read: · We waded through a huge pile of applications, and finally selected six people to interview.· It's much easier to find the information on the Internet, rather than wading through piles of documents.

to walk through water► wade

to walk through deep water: wade across/towards/through etc: · They waded across the river.

► paddle

British /wade American to walk in water that is not very deep, for enjoyment: · One of my earliest memories is paddling in the sea with my parents.· Ryan took off his shoes and socks to wade in the stream.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► ashore

· Thousands of High Elves were cut down by crossbow fire as they waded ashore.· We waded ashore coughing up salt water and drenched to the skin.· They waded ashore just below their lonely hut.· He anchored his boat in hip-deep water about 25 yards from the beach, and we waded ashore like General Douglas MacArthur.· My companions hurriedly dropped me off at Chateaubelair, near Richmond, leaving me to wade ashore waist deep.· After a moment, he waded ashore and sat down.

► in

· Or they could wade in with a cure.· They never even try, like people living beside a lake they never even go wading in, much less swim-ming.· He wades in among the pair of them, grabs their studded leather collars and starts yanking them away.· You assume an identity and wade in.· BSandra assures her it is not and says that if Tamika wades in, she will get a very special surprise.· Christophe Lamaison, who converted both, waded in with the penalty that gave the scoreline a hallucinatory appearance.· He waded in with his sword swinging, and felt the jar down his arm as it almost decapitated an animal.

► out

· Sam scrambles up and wades out to the bird.· On impulse, the boy waded out as far as he dared, and called.· He waded out to the craft and held her bows while Gomez shed shoes and socks and rolled up his Oxfords.· She shook her head and waded out to the boat and hopped in.· I was the youngest of the three boys who decided to wade out to Black Rock.· The surfer wades out some distance, and waits for a good-sized wave.· But at the time I was just hurt that I couldn't wade out into the lake and save them.

► through

· The fallen clothes were as difficult to wade through as thick mud.· Fourteen props are a lot for voters to wade through.· Be patient if you have to wade through a sea of red tape before you even get to the starting line.

NOUN► water

· He moved slowly, like a tired man wading through cold water.· The men waded fast through the water after him, crouching, firing short bursts towards the trees.· We're off again, now wading almost waist-deep in water, stopping, starting, bumping into the man in front.· He waded shin-deep in water, with the slow-motion gait of a man wading through a dream.· He undressed her, and held her hand while she waded into the water up to her knees, splashing and shouting.· People waded into the water and dropped roses in the surf.· Holding on to him I stepped in, and we waded across, in water up to our ankles.· The tide had now retreated, forcing us to wade through shallow water, kayaks in tow.