Word · Frequency #34617
plodding
/ˈplɑdɪŋ/
noun
苦差事；单调乏味的苦工
核心释义
仅名词义；作形容词时意为“沉重缓慢的”。
hard monotonous routine work
- 1.
缓慢而费力的进展
Slow, laborious progress.
- 2.
繁重单调的日常劳作
hard monotonous routine work
- 3.
缓慢沉重的步伐
the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
缓慢而费力的进展；繁重单调的日常劳作；缓慢沉重的步伐
用法In use
The daily plodding of data entry left him exhausted.
用法提示：plodding 在这里是名词，指单调辛苦的日常事务。
She was tired of the same plodding at her old job, so she started freelancing.
用法提示：这里的 plodding 作名词，表示令人厌倦的单调苦工。
The work was pure plodding, with no chance to be creative.
用法提示：plodding 作表语名词，强调工作乏味而辛苦。
plodding + noun
plodding 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘沉重缓慢的’。
He walked with a plodding step.
他迈着沉重缓慢的步伐走着。
be + plodding
plodding 作表语，描述主语的性质。
The work is plodding and monotonous.
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