slog
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/slɑːɡ/
🇬🇧
/slɒɡ/
to work hard at something, even if it's boring or difficult
My mother slogged all her life for us.
我母親一生都在為我們辛勤工作。
to move forward with effort, like walking through thick bushes
He started to slog his way through the undergrowth.
他開始在灌木叢中艱難前行。
to hit a ball hard, but not very skillfully
He slogged the ball across the field.
他用力將球擊過場地。
a period of hard work or effort
Writing the book took ten months of hard slog.
寫這本書花了十個月的艱苦努力。