词汇 | plod |
释义 | plod verb[ I+ adv/prep ] uk /plɒd/ us /plɑːd/-dd- plodverb[I + adv/prep] (WALK)to walk taking slow steps, as if your feet are heavy: 艰难地行走;吃力地行进 We plodded through the mud.我们在泥泞中艰难行进。 Despite the wind and the rain, they plodded on until they reached the cabin.他们顶风冒雨坚持走到了小屋。 to walk walkThe baby has just learned to walk. strideShe strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager. marchHe marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor. strollWe strolled along the beach. wanderShe wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for. ambleShe ambled down the street, looking in shop windows. Moving gently on foot amble blow circulate dumbwalking flâneur gently meander mincing mincingly mooch mosey pad paseo potter process promenade saunter tippy tiptoe wander plodverb[I + adv/prep] (WORK)to work slowly and continuously, but without imagination, enthusiasm, or interest: (缺乏想象力、热情和兴趣地)埋头工作 For years, he's plodded awayat the same dull routine job.多年来,他一直在做同一项单调的工作。 Alex is just plodding along at school, making very little progress.亚历克斯一直在校苦学,但几乎没有什么进步。 Work, working and the workplace act as something all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom assignment bandh be at workidiom grind hoop hotelling housekeeping in the line of dutyidiom induction industry job moonlight slave slog slouch spadework subtask sweat Related wordsplodder plodding plod | American Dictionaryplod verb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] us/plɑd/-dd- plodverb[I always + adv/prep] (WALK)to walk taking slow steps as if your feet are heavy: Danny plodded through the store behind his wife. plodverb[I always + adv/prep] (WORK)to work or do something slowly and continuously in a tiring or boring way: I sat at my desk, plodded ahead doggedly, and finished the paper before noon. ploddingadjectiveus/ˈplɑd·ɪŋ/ I’ll try not to bore you with a lot of plodding details. Examples of plodplod Indeed, in one significant slippage, all narrative becomes fixed as ' ' plodding time-bound narrative. She has loyally plodded on, but she has dodged a number of questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are all used to seeing pictures on television of people in wellingtons plodding around two or three feet of water in their homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here again we are going down the wretched road which we have been plodding down in the last two or three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The conference plodded on for years without much progress at first. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When it cleared again, there she was, plodding along at exactly the same speed as she was before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, for many people plodding on towards retirement, possibly with a recurrent illness, is a real hardship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yes, we keep doing something—most of what we do is useful—but we are just plodding on too slowly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They plodded on and spent thousands of pounds of public money and eventually lost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is not thinking, questioning that sense of duty or examining the arguments, but plodding on with it in this way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In our fast moving world, to which transport is the key, we cannot have a planning infrastructure system that plods at the rate that it did for terminal 5. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that that kind of spirit, plodding and perhaps dull, will allow those of us who speak on this subject to acknowledge the possibility that we may be wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One brought up as a lawyer is a bit diffident about perjuring oneself—if one is not, then, of course, one does not mind—so one plods away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As noon passed at eight bells, the task force plodded towards the in-shore fire support areas at the sweepers five-knot speed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The more dance-oriented remix at album's end cutely emphasizes the oddball whistled hook but is otherwise an overlong, plodding mess. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of plod These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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