a slog to get through
collocation很难读完/看完的东西
The book is a slog to get through, but the last chapter is worth it.
这本书很难读下去，但最后一章值得一看。
枯燥难读的书；难以读完的作品
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枯燥难读的书；难以读完的作品
a book or other media that is hard to finish because it is dull, dense, or slow-moving
This 900-page biography was such a slog that I only finished half of it.
这本900页的传记太难读下去了，我只读完了一半。
由于枯燥、密集或缺乏叙述动力而难以读完的书或其他媒体
A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum.
用很少技巧打出的猛烈击球
An aggressive shot played with little skill.
The second season of that drama is a slog, so don't expect fast pacing.
那部剧第二季很拖沓，别期待节奏很快。
I wanted to like the novel, but it became a slog after the first hundred pages.
我本想喜欢这部小说，但读完前一百页后它就变得很难熬。
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很难读完/看完的东西
The book is a slog to get through, but the last chapter is worth it.
这本书很难读下去，但最后一章值得一看。
真正难熬的事（如作品）
The second half of the film is a real slog.
电影的后半部分真让人煎熬。
漫长而难熬的经历
The documentary is a long slog, but the final scene is worth it.
这部纪录片看下来漫长难熬，但最后一幕值得一看。
胡乱猛击的一球
He played a wild slog and missed the ball.
他胡乱猛击了一球，结果没打中。
艰苦而乏味的工作
Reading that 900-page novel was a slog.
读完那本900页的小说是件苦差事。
艰难的努力
It took months of hard slog to finish the project.
完成这个项目付出了数月的艰辛努力。
漫长而艰难的过程
The election campaign turned into a long slog.
竞选活动变成了一场漫长而艰苦的拉锯战。
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slog 像 slow + log：啃沉闷的书像拖原木般缓慢吃力；也可联想猛力乱挥的击球。
语域：informal 常见场景：书评或日常聊天中形容某本书/媒体很难读完、体育解说中形容用力但缺乏技巧的击球 slog 作名词时有两个常见意思：一个指枯燥、冗长而难读完的书或其他媒体，另一个指用力但不太讲究技巧的击球。两者都比较口语化，多用于非正式场合；具体含义需要根据上下文判断。
The listed words all share the -og spelling and rhyme with slog in British English (/ɒɡ/). Watch out for lookalikes that sound different: slug /slʌɡ/ and slop /slɒp/ look similar but are not rhymes of slog.
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