plod vi. (plodded; plodding) 1.沉重地走 (on; along)。 2.努力從事;勤苦工作[用功] (at)。 plod through the desert 在沙漠里跋涉。 plod at one's books 勤苦讀書。 He's plodding away day and night. 他一天到晚在勤苦工作。 plod through a task 苦干到底。 a poldding genius 勤學(xué)苦練的人才。 vt. 沉重地走(路)。 plod one's weary way 拖著疲勞的腳步走。 n. 1.沉重的腳步[腳步聲]。 2.勤苦工作,辛苦,勞苦。
" first principles " is not wholly destitute of a certain literary power , said one of them . and others of them have said that he was an industrious plodder rather than an original thinker 他們之中有人說首要原理也并非沒有絲毫文學(xué)魅力還有人說斯賓塞是個勤奮的實(shí)干家而不是獨(dú)創(chuàng)性的思想家。
Tyrannosaurus rex , the mighty predator that lived about 85 million years ago , was probably just a plodder and not the quick - footed killer depicted in hollywood blockbusters , scientists said on wednesday 本周三,有科學(xué)家說,生活在8500萬年前強(qiáng)大的食肉動物霸王龍屬的雷克斯龍很可能步履艱難,不可能象好萊塢影片描述的那樣,是以速度著稱的殺手。