Word · Frequency #34617
ploddings
/ˈplɑdɪŋ/
noun
苦差事；单调乏味的苦工
ploddings is the plural of plodding.
hard monotonous routine work
仅名词义；作形容词时意为“沉重缓慢的”。
- 1.
Slow, laborious progress.
缓慢而费力的进展
- 2.
hard monotonous routine work
繁重单调的日常劳作
- 3.
the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
缓慢沉重的步伐
缓慢而费力的进展；繁重单调的日常劳作；缓慢沉重的步伐；沉重缓慢的；单调乏味的
In use
The daily plodding of data entry left him exhausted.
She was tired of the same plodding at her old job, so she started freelancing.
The work was pure plodding, with no chance to be creative.
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.
这项工作单调乏味。
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Learner notes
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