plod
v
(-dd-)
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (along/on) walk with heavy steps or with difficulty; trudge 迈著沉重的脚步行走; 艰难地行走
Labourers plodded home through the muddy fields. 工人们穿过泥泞的田地吃力地走回家去.
(fig 比喻) We plodded on through the rain for several hours. 我们在雨中跋涉了几小时. =>Usage at stump 用法见stump.
2 (phr v) plod along move slowly (at some task) 缓慢地进行(某工作)
`How's the book?' `Oh, I'm plodding along. ' `那本书怎麽样?'`哦, 我正在磨蹭呢.' plod away (at sth) work steadily but slowly (and with difficulty) 持续而缓慢地(并艰难地)工作
He plodded away all night at the accounts but didn't finish them in time. 他彻夜不眠地清理帐目, 却未能按时完成.
Greater too than we can describe; for language, which was invented to convey the meanings of this world, cannot readily be fitted to the uses of another.