plodder

名詞

日本語の意味

のろのろと働く人：努力はするが、結果が伴いにくい人。 / 苦労してもあまり成果を上げられない人。 / ゆっくりと地道に取り組むが、成果が目立たない人。

Although everyone called him a plodder, his steady efforts eventually earned him a promotion.

誰もが彼のことをコツコツ努力する人だと言ったが、彼の粘り強さは最終的に昇進につながった。

意味（1）

One who plods.

Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats,

Grave old plodders, gay young friskers […]

意味（2）

A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.

Study is like the heaven’s glorious sun

That will not be deep-search’d with saucy looks:

Small have continual plodders ever won

Save base authority from others' books

plodders

（ plural ）