plodding

英 [ˈplɒdɪŋ]

美 [ˈplɑːdɪŋ]

adj.  老牛拖破车似的; 做事慎重而呆板的
v.  艰难地行走; 吃力地行进
plod的现在分词

现在分词：plodding　

BNC.34617 / COCA.29300

牛津词典

adj.

• 老牛拖破车似的；做事慎重而呆板的
  working or doing sth slowly and steadily, especially in a way that other people think is boring

柯林斯词典

• VERB 沉重缓慢地走；步履艰难地走
  If someoneplods, they walk slowly and heavily.
  1. Crowds of French and British families plodded around in yellow plastic macs.
     成群结队的法国和英国家庭穿着黄色塑料雨衣步履沉重地走来走去。
• VERB 缓慢地进行
  If you say that someoneplods onorplods alongwith a job, you mean that the job is taking a long time.
  1. He is plodding on with negotiations...
     他正缓慢艰难地进行着谈判。
  2. Aircraft production continued to plod along at an agonizingly slow pace.
     飞机制造业仍旧举步维艰，发展速度之缓很让人头疼。

英英释义

noun

• the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
  1. I could recognize his plod anywhere
  Synonym:plod
• hard monotonous routine work
  Synonym:drudgerygrinddonkeywork

adj

• (of movement) slow and laborious
  1. leaden steps
  Synonym:leaden

双语例句

• He is plodding on with negotiations
  他正缓慢艰难地进行着谈判。
• A woman in a fluttering shawl was creeping slowly by the railings, staggering as she went. The old man was plodding wearily along the band of the river.
  一个女人，裹着飘动的披肩，沿河边的栏杆慢慢走着，脚步有些踉跄。
• A quiet plodding horse.
  安静进行单调沉重劳动的马。
• She found herself plodding across the back of the auditorium, praying for guidance, to an empty seat.
  她发现自己缓慢的穿过了礼堂的后面，她祈祷有人指引她找到空位子。
• The patient Bull won't have a problem plodding through educational books or drawn-out suspense thrillers.
  耐心的金牛座读枯燥的教育性书籍或漫长的悬念小说一点问题都没有。
• The US economy, while hardly in top shape, is at least plodding ahead, while the eurozone is wobbling on the edge of a cliff.
  美国经济虽然不在最佳状态，但至少在缓慢前行，而欧元区经济则处于岌岌可危的悬崖边上。
• It may seem reckless, but what's really nice about this attitude is the emphasis on feeling something as you go through life, not simply plodding along.
  虽然他们的做法看起来是有点鲁莽，但是这才是生活的真谛，而不是简单的过日子。
• They're happy plodding along slowly and creating this perception of a space race.
  他们愉快地缓慢前行，形成太空竞赛的感观。
• He's plodding away day and night.
  他一天到晚在勤苦工作。
• Heck, if those boring Spurs win another title at least it will be because of a guard who can penetrate, and not that plodding Tim Duncan.
  如果那些乏味、令人厌烦的马刺球员再次赢得总冠军，至少那将归功于一个可以突破的后卫，而不是那个脚步缓慢、单调乏味的蒂姆·邓肯。