wade through(v.+prep.)
艰难地处理；费力地阅读deal with or read sth that is boring and takes a lot of time
▲wade through sth
He waded through that long novel at last.他终于读完了那部长篇小说。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
The children waded out into the lake.孩子们一路蹚水到了湖里。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
We can wade shallow rivers, but deeper ones we'll have to swim.水浅的河我们可以蹚过去，水深的河就得游过去。