wade

vi. 跋涉

vt. 涉水；费力行走

n. 跋涉；可涉水而过的地方

中文词源

wade 走过，跋涉，涉水

来自PIE*wadh,走，词源同invade,evade.

wade (v.): Old English wadan "to go forward, proceed, move, stride, advance" (the modern sense perhaps represented in oferwaden "wade across"), from Proto-Germanic *wadan (cognates: Old Norse vaða, Danish vade, Old Frisian wada, Dutch waden, Old High German watan, German waten "to wade"), from PIE root *wadh- (2) "to go," found only in Germanic and Latin (cognates: Latin vadere "to go," vadum "shoal, ford," vadare "to wade"). Italian guado, French gué "ford" are Germanic loan-words.

Specifically "walk into or through water" (or any substance which impedes the free motion of limbs) c. 1200. Originally a strong verb (past tense wod, past participle wad); weak since 16c. Figurative sense of "to go into" (action, battle, etc.) is recorded from late 14c. Related: Waded; wading.
Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne,
And shut the gates of mercy on mankind,

[Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"]

1. vad- => wad- + -e => wade.2. => go forward, proceed.3. => specifically of walking into water, "go into" (action, battle, etc.).

1. Mr Wade answers both questions with a qualified yes.: 韦德先生对两个问题给出了不完全肯定的回答。

2. Wade walked quickly to the refrigerator and pulled out another beer.: 韦德快步走到冰箱边又拿出一罐啤酒。

5. Wade stepped inside and closed the inner door behind him.: 韦德走进去，随手带上了里面的门。