plod

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++plod /plɒd $ plɑːd/ verb (plodded, plodding)  1 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]WALKSLOW to walk along slowly, especially when this is difficult 沉重缓慢地走，步履艰难地走plod through/up/across etc The horse plodded up the hill. 那匹马吃力地往山上走。plod on/along/back Jake kept plodding on. 杰克继续艰难跋涉。► see thesaurus at walk2 plod on/along phrasal verb to work slowly or make slow progress, especially in a way that is boring 缓慢地工作，苦干 For years he had plodded along in a series of boring office jobs. 多年来他一直埋头干着各种枯燥乏味的办公室工作。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

plod• The movie plods along with predictable twists and turns.• We plodded down the walk, and then I had her wait by the curb.• Kant was not noted for his turn of phrase-his style was usually a plodding one.• Then they plodded round a circular mill, crushing the cider apples.• There were better things in life, for a young man like him, than plodding round London after a pick-pocket.• Her husband said the petite woman had complained of fatigue as they plodded up a Canyon trail.• Not especially gracious, but squat and workmanlike, plodding with tenacity from port to port.plod through/up/across etc• Her husband said the petite woman had complained of fatigue as they plodded up a Canyon trail.• His father always favoured George, he thought angrily as they plodded up the lane.• They plodded through the rain in an unhappy silence.• They plodded through the whole range of routine questions.Origin plod (1500-1600) From the sound or the action

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plod /plɒd $ plɑːd/ verb (past tense and past participle plodded, present participle plodding) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk along slowly, especially when this is difficult
    plod through/up/across etc
    The horse plodded up the hill.
    plod on/along/back
    Jake kept plodding on.
     
plod on/along phrasal verb
  to work slowly or make slow progress, especially in a way that is boring:
    For years he had plodded along in a series of boring office jobs.
     

THESAURUS

■ to walk slowly
   ▪ trudge /trʌdʒ/ to walk in a slow tired way because it is difficult to continue walking, or you do not want to go somewhere: The men trudged along the road, heads bent against the wind. | I’ve spent hours trudging around the shops looking for a present.
   ▪ plod to walk slowly in a tired way – often used about a horse, donkey etc: The donkey was plodding slowly along under its heavy load. | I plodded on growing thirstier and hungrier.
   ▪ shuffle to walk very slowly and noisily without lifting your feet off the ground: The old man got up and shuffled to the door.

Plod
Plod, P.C. (also Mr Plod (the policeman)) British English
a humorous and insulting name for a police officer, especially an old-fashioned British police officer who is not very intelligent

plodBrE /plɒd/ 🔊NAmE /plɑːd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they plod BrE /plɒd/ 🔊 NAmE /plɑːd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it plods BrE /plɒdz/ 🔊 NAmE /plɑːdz/ 🔊past simple plodded BrE /ˈplɒdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈplɑːdɪd/ 🔊past participle plodded BrE /ˈplɒdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈplɑːdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form plodding BrE /ˈplɒdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈplɑːdɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired 艰难地行走；吃力地行进 SYN trudge ◆+ adv./prep. Our horses plodded down the muddy track. 我们的马沿着泥泞小路蹒跚而行。🔊🔊◆We plodded on through the rain. 我们冒雨艰难地跋涉。🔊🔊◆~ your way + adv./prep. I watched her plodding her way across the field. 我注视着她步履艰难地穿过田野。🔊🔊

• Many is used only with countable nouns. It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences. * many 只与可数名词连用，主要用于疑问句和否定句中：◆Do you go to many concerts? 你常去听音乐会吗？◆ How many people came to the meeting? 多少人来参加了会议？◆I don't go to many concerts. 我不常去听音乐会。 Although it is not common in statements, it is used after so, as and too. 该词在陈述句中不很常用，但用于 so、as 和 too 之后：◆You made too many mistakes. 你犯的错误太多了。
• In statements a lot of or lots of (informal) are much more common. 在陈述句中 a lot of 或 lots of（非正式）常用得多：◆I go to a lot of concerts. 我常去听音乐会。◆'How many CDs have you got?' 'Lots!' “你有几张光盘？” “多着呢！” However, they are not used with measurements of time or distance. 不过，上述词语不与表示时间和距离的量词连用：◆I stayed in England for many/quite a few/ten weeks. 我在英格兰逗留了许多周／好几周／十周。◆I stayed in England a lot of weeks. When a lot of/lots of means 'many', it takes a plural verb. * a lot of/lots of 意为 many 时，谓语动词用复数：◆Lots of people like Italian food. 许多人喜欢意大利食物。 You can also use plenty of (informal). 亦可用 plenty of（非正式）：◆Plenty of stores stay open late. 许多商店都营业到很晚。 These phrases can also be used in questions and negative sentences. 以上短语亦可用于疑问句和否定句中。
• A lot of/lots of is still felt to be informal, especially in BrE, so in formal writing it is better to use many or a large number of in statements. * a lot of/lots of 在英式英语中尤被视为非正式，因此在正式的书面陈述句中较宜用 many 或 a large number of。

 ➡ note at much▸ plod noun [singular] ●ˌplod aˈlong/ˈonto make very slow progress, especially with difficult or boring work 进展缓慢（尤指艰难枯燥的工作） SYN slog