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

• 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。
• Returns in Hong Kong have been plodding compared with those in Shanghai and Shenzhen, but are still better than anywhere else.
  与沪市和深市的A股相比，H股收益一直不高，但仍好于其他任何市场。
• The old man was plodding wearily along the Bank of the river.
  老人拖着疲惫的步子沿着河岸走。
• Will the team be able to find a balance between an all-out running attack and Elton Brand's plodding offense?
  球队是否已经找到了在快速进攻和埃尔顿-布兰德的慢打的平衡？
• With luck China will combine its precocity in economic development with a plodding conservatism in economic diplomacy.
  中国很幸运将其经济发展的早熟与经济外交的保守主义想结合。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's plodding away day and night.
  他一天到晚在勤苦工作。
• 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。