Dogged behaviour means you keep going, even when the work is slow, boring, or hard, and you will not give up. It is determination with a bit of stubbornness in it — more grind than flash. We often praise it: dogged courage, a dogged campaign. Though actually the feeling is not always warm; dogged can also hint that someone is too stubborn, chewing on a problem the way a dog will not drop a bone.

Dogged behaviour dogged的行為 means指的是 you keep going你會繼續做下去, even when the work is slow, boring, or hard就算工作很慢、很無聊，或很難, and you will not give up而你不會放棄。 It is determination with a bit of stubbornness in it它是帶點固執的堅持 — more grind than flash比起亮眼，更像是苦幹。 We often praise it我們常常用它來稱讚: dogged courage dogged的勇氣, a dogged campaign或一場dogged的行動。 Though actually不過其實 the feeling is not always warm這種感覺不一定是正面的; dogged can also hint that someone is too stubborn dogged也可能暗示某人太固執, chewing on a problem the way a dog will not drop a bone像狗咬住骨頭不放那樣咬著一個問題不放。

Say it with two beats, DOG-id. That is different from the past of the verb to dog (to follow someone closely), which looks the same on the page but is usually one beat. The adjective comes from the old idea that a dog has that clinging character, dog + -ed.

Say it with two beats要唸成兩個音節, DOG-id DOG-id。 That is different from這跟...不一樣 the past of the verb to dog動詞to dog的過去式 (to follow someone closely)（意思是緊跟著某人）, which looks the same on the page寫法看起來一樣 but is usually one beat但通常只唸一個音節。 The adjective這個形容詞 comes from來自 the old idea that a dog has that clinging character古時候認為狗有那種黏著不放的性格, dog + -ed dog加上-ed。

Older English could also use dogged in a nastier way, “like a snarling dog,” but learners almost always meet the “will not quit” sense.

Older English古英文 could also use dogged in a nastier way也曾用dogged來表示比較負面的意思, "like a snarling dog,"「像咆哮的狗」 but learners almost always meet但學習者幾乎都只會碰到 the "will not quit" sense「不放棄」這個意思。