Word · Frequency #14662
plod
/plɒd/
noun
缓慢而沉重的步伐；吃力的行进
a slow, heavy walk or other laborious activity
- 1.
A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.
缓慢或吃力的行走,或其他运动或活动。
缓慢或吃力的行走,或其他运动或活动。；沉重的步伐；辛勤工作
In use
After a long day, his plod could be heard from down the hall.
The novel describes the plod of daily life in a small village.
She continued with her steady plod, never complaining about the hard work.
Connections
Collocations
- slow plod
- 缓慢而沉重的步伐
- We continued at a slow plod through the wet sand.我们在湿沙中继续缓慢而沉重地走着。
- daily plod
- 日复一日的辛苦奔波
- She was tired of the daily plod to work.她厌倦了每天上班的辛苦奔波。
- weary plod
- 疲惫沉重的步履
- His weary plod up the stairs could be heard from below.他疲惫沉重的上楼脚步声从楼下都能听到。
- plod through the mud
- 在泥泞中吃力地行走
- It was a wet plod through the mud to reach the village.要到达村庄，得在泥泞中吃力地走一段湿漉漉的路。
Idioms & figurative uses
- plod along
- 缓慢而费力地前进We just plod along, day by day.我们只是日复一日地缓慢而费力地前进。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：p像一只沉重的脚，plod就是闷闷地一步步踏在泥里，缓慢而吃力地前进。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：叙事或文学描写中、日常对话中形容长途跋涉、引申指缓慢费力的活动或进展 plod 作名词时通常指缓慢而沉重的行走，也可引申为缓慢、费力的活动或进展。多用于叙事性文字和日常口语；语气中性，不带明显褒贬，但正式公文或学术写作中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
plod /plɒd/ rhymes with cod, god, nod, rod, pod and trod (all /ɒd/ in BrE). Beware lookalikes with different sounds: blood /blʌd/, flood /flʌd/, wood /wʊd/, and plot /plɒt/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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