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plod + adv/prep
表示缓慢而沉重地移动，常接方向或方式状语。
The old man plodded slowly along the muddy path.
老人沿着泥泞的小路沉重缓慢地走着。
吃力地行走；步履艰难
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吃力地行走；步履艰难
To walk or move slowly with a heavy, tired step; to trudge.
The old man plodded slowly along the muddy path.
老人沿着泥泞的小路沉重缓慢地走着。
缓慢而沉重地行走或移动
To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over).
艰难地走过或穿过
To trudge over or through.
辛勤工作；埋头苦学
To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.
通过模具挤出(肥皂、人造黄油等)以便切成小块
To extrude (soap, margarine, etc.) through a die plate so it can be cut into billets.
plod
Base
原形
plods
3rd person
第三人称单数
plodding
-ing
现在分词
plodded
Past
过去式
plodded
Past participle
过去分词
She plods to work every day.
她每天沉重地走去上班。
He plodded through the mud yesterday.
他昨天在泥泞中沉重地走着。
They are plodding along the trail.
他们正在小道上沉重地走着。
表示沉重缓慢地走，常含有费力或疲惫之意。
After the long hike, we continued to plod along the muddy trail.
长途徒步之后，我们继续在泥泞的小路上沉重地走着。
He plodded through the lengthy report until midnight.
他直到午夜才辛苦地完成了那份冗长的报告。
She is plodding away at her studies every evening.
她每晚都在孜孜不倦地学习。
表示缓慢而沉重地移动，常接方向或方式状语。
The old man plodded slowly along the muddy path.
老人沿着泥泞的小路沉重缓慢地走着。
表示坚持不懈地努力做某事，常指辛苦而单调的工作。
She plods away at her research every day.
她每天孜孜不倦地从事研究工作。
表示费力地通过或完成某事，可能指物理上的跋涉或工作中的困难任务。
We plodded through the dense jungle for hours.
我们花了几个小时艰难地穿过茂密的丛林。
Not this
He plodded a plan to escape.
Use this
He plotted a plan to escape.
误将 'plod' 用作 '策划' 的意思，其实 'plod' 表示沉重地走或辛勤工作，而 'plot' 才是 '策划' 的意思。
Not this
She plodded her homework all evening.
Use this
She plodded through her homework all evening.
'plod' 表示辛勤工作时是不及物动词，常接介词 'through' 或 'at'，不能直接跟宾语，所以应加上 'through'。
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缓慢而吃力地前行
The old horse plodded along the muddy track.
那匹老马在泥泞的小路上缓慢而吃力地走着。
艰难地完成；吃力地读完
I plodded through the final chapters of the textbook.
我艰难地读完了教科书最后几章。
继续艰难前行；坚持下去
Despite the wind, we plodded on down the beach.
尽管有风，我们还是沿着海滩继续艰难前行。
埋头苦干；孜孜不倦地做
Every night he plods away at his thesis.
他每晚都埋头苦写论文。
缓慢而艰难地前行；顽强地坚持下去
The project is plodding along, but we're making some progress.
这个项目进展缓慢，但我们还是取得了一些进展。
吃力地做完；艰难地阅读
I plodded through the entire report before the meeting.
开会前我吃力地读完了整份报告。
继续缓慢而顽强地进行；坚持不懈
Despite the setbacks, they plodded on with their research.
尽管遇到挫折，他们仍然坚持不懈地进行研究。
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plod中pl像'扑路'：扑在泥路上，每一步都沉重缓慢；由此记住'步履艰难、埋头苦干'。
语域：neutral 常见场景：长途步行或疲惫时的移动、泥泞、积雪等难行地面上的行走 plod 表示“缓慢而沉重地行走”时，语气通常比较中性，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩，多用于叙述或描写具体动作，如长途步行、疲惫时或在难行路面上的移动。它带有“吃力、不太轻快”的意味。
常与介词 along, through, on 连用，表示缓慢而费力地移动或工作。
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