wade
涉水;蹚行·費力處理(瑣事)
全民英檢中高級字,兼具具體與比喻義
He waded through the mud to save his dog.
他費力蹚過泥巴去救他的狗。
一個畫面:蹚過阻力前行
水阻步伐水或泥的阻力,讓每一步都得用力
埋首瑣事瑣事堆積如水,得一步步耗力蹚過
義項
涉水前行B1verb涉水;蹚行
The children waded across the shallow stream near the campsite.
孩子們費力蹚過營地附近的淺溪。
wade across a streamwade through mud
埋首瑣事B1verb費力處理(瑣事)
She had to wade through hundreds of emails after her vacation.
她度假回來後,得費力處理成堆的電子郵件。
wade through emailswade through paperwork
片語
wade into強勢介入 →(強勢)介入;著手處理
wade through費力蹚過 →耗費心力處理完畢
你會不會這樣說?
The children ___ across the shallow stream. (wade / wide)
看答案
wade
wade 是「涉水」的動詞,wide 是「寬的」,拼法只差一個字母。
'She had to wade through hundreds of emails.' 這裡的 wade through 最接近?(A) 游泳穿越 (B) 費力處理完 (C) 快速略過
看答案
(B)
wade through 指費力處理大量瑣事,並非快速或輕鬆完成。
字族
wader 涉水鳥;防水長靴(涉水用)