wade

US /weɪd/
UK /weɪd/
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1.

물속을 걷다, 헤치고 나아가다

walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance

:
We had to wade through the river to get to the other side.
강을 건너야 했다.
The children loved to wade in the shallow end of the pool.
아이들은 수영장 얕은 곳에서 첨벙거리는 것을 좋아했다.
2.

개입하다, 헤쳐나가다

intervene in or tackle (a difficult situation or problem)

:
He had to wade into the argument to calm things down.
그는 상황을 진정시키기 위해 논쟁에 개입해야 했다.
They had to wade through a lot of paperwork to find the error.
그들은 오류를 찾기 위해 많은 서류를 헤쳐나가야 했다.