wade

歩いて渡る、水の中を歩く

水や、歩きにくくするものの中を歩いて進む。

やさしい英語で： To walk through water or something else that makes walking difficult.

• We waded across the stream.
• Children wade in the shallow water.
• She waded through mud to reach the gate.

使い方： wade through something (We had to wade through deep water.); wade across something (They waded across the river.); wade into something (He waded into the shallow pool.)

よく使う表現： wade through water, wade across something, wade into something

苦労して読み進める、苦労して処理する

大量の難しい資料や退屈な内容を、苦労しながら少しずつ処理する。

やさしい英語で： To deal slowly with a large amount of difficult or boring material.

• I must wade through these reports.
• She waded through hundreds of emails.
• Have you waded through the whole contract?

使い方： wade through something (I spent hours wading through old files.)

類義語： plough through

よく使う表現： wade through something, wade through paperwork

飛び込む、首を突っ込む

けんかや議論、難しい状況に、あまり考えず不用意に飛び込む。

やさしい英語で： To enter a fight, argument, or difficult situation without much care or thought.

• He waded into the argument.
• She waded into the debate without knowing the facts.
• The boys waded into the fight.

使い方： wade into something (He waded into the dispute and made it worse.)

類義語： plunge into, jump into

よく使う表現： wade into something, wade into battle

歩いて水を渡ること

水の中を歩いて渡ること。

やさしい英語で： An occasion when you walk through water.

• We enjoyed a short wade in the stream.
• The wade across the river took ten minutes.
• Our cold wade left us shivering.

使い方： a wade across something (A wade across the stream cooled our feet.)

よく使う表現： a short wade, wade across something, wade through something