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To keep working at something slowly and steadily, without giving up, even when it is boring or hard. Warm and informal — 'keep plugging away' is a very common way to encourage someone. The task takes 'at': plug away at your homework. Nothing to do with electric plugs.
埋頭苦幹;默默地做下去
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
plug awayverb
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informalTo persist or continue, as with an effort.
- He kept plugging away at the work until it was done.
- The end is nigh (or at least it was supposed to be), but the Pacers in northern England kept plugging away providing a service while awaiting the much-delayed arrival of their replacements.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。