[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。
[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
[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。
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
early 19th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with slug