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

• Two other passengers besides the one were plodding up the hill by the side of the mail.
  除了这人以外，别的两个乘客也跟在邮车旁边，艰苦地爬上山坡。
• Rather than plodding through a morning paper and an evening broadcast, they increasingly seek the kind of information they want, when they want.
  摒弃了单调无趣的早报或晚间新闻，通过更便捷更廉价的方式，人们开始越来越多的有针对性的获取新闻内容。
• That follows a much more plodding and analytic approach.
  它需要的是更平实和分析性的描述。
• A deliberate, perhaps plodding, decision-maker, he hated to be rushed into making changes and preferred to stick to his plan regardless of circumstances.
  作为一个深思熟虑，也许还有点步调拖沓的决策者，他不愿意迅速做出改变，而是无论环境如何变化，宁可坚持自己的计划。
• 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。
• A little girl in bare feet was plodding through the snow.
  一个赤足的小女孩艰辛地在雪地上走着。
• I did get a bit cheesed off with the movie's rather plodding pace.
  电影的节奏相当缓慢，确实让我有点不耐烦。
• While China has moved faster than some expected the pace is still plodding.
  尽管中国的行动已经快于一些人的预期，但步伐仍然缓慢。
• She's one of those dull plodding people, who gets things done but has no imagination.
  她是个乏味苦干的人，虽能完成任务，但毫无想象力。
• We all sit at our desks, plodding away in silence.
  我们都坐在桌子旁不做声地埋头苦干。