What does "wade through" mean?

To progress slowly through something tedious To work through large amounts of difficult material.

How do you use "wade through" in a sentence?

Wading through all that paperwork. I had to wade through the report. She waded through the emails.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To progress slowly through something tedious

艰难地处理（大量资料）

Avanzar con dificultad a través de algo tedioso

退屈なものをゆっくりと進む

지루한 것을 힘겹게 처리하다

To work through large amounts of difficult material.

费力地处理大量困难的材料。比喻像在水中跋涉一样艰难前进。

Trabajar a través de grandes cantidades de material difícil. La imagen viene de caminar pesadamente por el agua.

大量の困難な資料を苦労しながら処理すること。水の中を歩くように重い足取りで進むイメージから来ている。

많은 양의 어려운 자료를 힘들게 처리하다.

Base verb: wade

Particle: through

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Wading through all that paperwork.
艰难地处理那堆文件
Abriéndose paso entre todo ese papeleo
あの書類の山を苦労して処理した
그 서류 더미를 힘들게 처리했다.
I had to wade through the report.
我不得不艰难地读完那份报告
Tuve que abrirme paso por el informe
報告書を苦労して読み通さなければならなかった
보고서를 힘들게 읽어야 했다.
She waded through the emails.
她艰难地处理了那些邮件
Ella se abrió paso entre los correos
彼女はメールの山を苦労して処理した
그녀는 이메일 더미를 힘겹게 처리했다.

Context: reading, paperwork, tedium

Tone: tedious

From wading through water slowly.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal