The plot unfolds at a plodding pace.情节缓慢展开。I did get a bit cheesed off with the movie's rather plodding pace.电影的节奏相当缓慢，确实让我有点不耐烦。He's plodding away day and night.他一天到晚在勤苦工作....
两次不幸的婚姻给她留下了极坏的印象.Two unhappy marriages have left their mark on her.粗枝大叶是一种极坏的作风.To be crude and careless is an extremely bad style of work.这么做会带来极坏的负面影响。It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions....