[no obj., with adverbial of direction]walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps (顽强、缓慢地)重步走 we plodded back up the hill. 我们拖着沉重的步伐回到了山上。 talks on a new constitution have plodded on. 关于新宪法的讨论在缓慢而艰难地进行着。 ■work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task 缓慢而顽强地干枯燥的活,埋头苦干,孜孜不倦 we were plodding through a textbook. 我们孜孜不倦地学习教科书。
noun
a slow, heavy walk 缓慢沉重的行进 he settled down to a steady plod. 他开始以缓慢而沉重的步伐行进。
(亦作 PC Plod)(Brit. informal)a police officer (英,非正式)警官