单词 | plodding |
释义 | plodding (once / 2958 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY plodding: ploddingly, ploddings+/plod: plodded, plodder, plodding, plods/plodder: plodders USAGE EXAMPLES“Victoria” the novel is pleasant enough but a bit plodding; the dialogue often stilted; the central character sweet but unformed. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) Frank admits that “you’ll find nothing close to a scandal in itself” and “Clinton’s campaign is, mostly, reassuringly plodding and rules-bound.” Salon(Dec 13, 2016) A sloppy, plodding first half ended with the Cowboys leading, 7-0. New York Times(Dec 11, 2016) 1adj (of movement) slow and laborious Syn leaden effortful requiring great physical effort 2n the act of walking with a slow heavy gait Syn|Hyper plod walk, walking the act of traveling by foot 3n hard monotonous routine work Syn|Hyper donkeywork, drudgery, grind labor, labour, toil productive work (especially physical work done for wages) |
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