slog

slog
(slogged, slogging)
  1. [no obj.]work hard over a period of time
    (一段时间)艰苦地干,努力苦干
    they were slogging away to meet a deadline.
    他们在截止日期前拼命干。
    ■[with adverbial of direction]walk or move with difficulty or effort
    步履艰难地行进;跋涉
    I slogged through the heather in the heat.
    我在炎热中艰难地走过草丛。
  2. [with obj.]hit forcefully and typically wildly, especially in boxing or cricket
    (尤指拳击或板球中)猛击
    batsmen careering down the pitch to slog the ball up in the air.
    击球手向前猛冲击打凌空球。
    [no obj.]the fighters were slogging away.
    拳手们挥拳猛击。
    ■(slog it out)fight or compete fiercely
    猛打一阵;激烈竞赛
    they'll be slogging it out in the first round of the cup next Sunday.
    下周日杯赛第一个回合他们就要猛斗一番了。
noun
  1. [usu. in sing.]a spell of difficult, tiring work or traveling
    一段时间的艰苦努力;跋涉
    it would be a hard slog back to the camp.
    走回营地将是一段艰苦的跋涉。
    [mass noun]it wasn't all slog during those years.
    那些年也并不全是艰辛奋斗。
  2. a forceful and uncontrolled hit, especially in cricket
    (尤指板球)猛击
    a slog hit the fielder on the helmet.
    一记大力击球打在了外场球员的防护帽上。
派生
slogger
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with slug
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