plodding
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/ˈplɑːdɪŋ/
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/ˈplɒdɪŋ/
Moving or working slowly and persistently, often in a monotonous way.
The plodding student continued to work through the difficult textbook, one page at a time.
这个勤奋的学生继续一页一页地研读这本难懂的教科书。