trudge

verb
🔊/trʌdʒ/
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[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they trudge
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he / she / it trudges
🔊/ˈtrʌdʒɪz/
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past simple trudged
🔊/trʌdʒd/
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past participle trudged
🔊/trʌdʒd/
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-ing form trudging
🔊/ˈtrʌdʒɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtrʌdʒɪŋ/
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  1. to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying something heavy(因疲劳或负重而)步履沉重地走,缓慢地走,费力地走
    • + noun He trudged the last two miles to the town.他步履艰难地走完最后两英里到了城里。🔊🔊
    • + adv./prep. The men trudged up the hill, laden with supplies.这些人背着补给品疲惫地往山上爬。🔊🔊
    • We spent the morning trudging around the mall looking for a suitable gift.我们花了整个上午在购物中心里闲逛,寻找合适的礼物。
    Extra Examples
    • I used to trudge the streets asking for money.我曾经在街上漫天要钱。
    • Following a heavy defeat, the players trudged disconsolately back to the showers.遭遇重大失败后,运动员们拖着沮丧的脚步走回淋浴室。
    • He trudged wearily on down the road.他沿着路疲惫地向前走。
    • She trudged slowly back to the office.她慢慢地拖着沉重的步伐回到办公室。
    • The children trudged along in silence.孩子们默默地跋涉着。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • slowly
    • wearily
    • dejectedly
    preposition
    • across
    • along
    • around
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin.

trudge

noun
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[singular]
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  1. a long walk that makes you tired徒步跋涉;疲惫的长途步行
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin.