plod

plod
(plodded, plodding)
  1. [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
  1. 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。
  2. (亦作 PC Plod)(Brit. informal)a police officer
    (英,非正式)警官
派生
plodder
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: probably symbolic of a heavy gait
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