plod

vi.
1.walk on heavily and laboriously 沉重而吃力地行走。
△H.V.2.1.25 (23): “Though patience be a tiredmare,yet she will plod.” i. e. Although Nym getstired of being patient,he can,by patience,slowlyreach his aim and revenge himself upon Pistol. 尽管人的耐性像是一匹累坏了的母马，她总要一步一步往前走。
△ 2H.VI.4.1.54:“Bare-headed plodded by my foot-cloth mule.”（你不是）光着头在我那披着华丽毡毯的骡子旁边吃力地奔跑？
2. toil 苦干。
△H.V.1.2.276:“Forthat I have laid bymy majesty,/ And plodded like a man for working-days；”为了这个目的，我过去曾经抛弃了自己的威仪，像一个普通工人那样干苦活。

plod[plɔd]

n.沉重的脚步，苦干 v.拖着沉重的脚步走路，埋头苦干
‖plodder n.