slog
🇺🇸
/slɑːɡ/
🇬🇧
/slɒɡ/
to work hard at something, even if it's boring or difficult
My mother slogged all her life for us.
我母亲一生都在为我们辛勤工作。
to move forward with effort, like walking through thick bushes
He started to slog his way through the undergrowth.
他开始在灌木丛中艰难前行。
to hit a ball hard, but not very skillfully
He slogged the ball across the field.
他用力将球击过场地。
a period of hard work or effort
Writing the book took ten months of hard slog.
写这本书花了十个月的艰苦努力。