美 [plʌɡ əˈweɪ]
坚持不懈：尽管困难或乏味，仍然继续做某事。
work doggedly or persistently
同义词： peg away / slog / keep one's nose to the grindstone / keep one's shoulder to the wheel
persist in working hard
同义词： plug
... quid 供咀嚼的烟草块... plug away 顽强地致力于... nag 不断唠叨 ...
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We ought to plug away at our work.
我们应该努力坚持工作。
The key for us is to continue to work at it and plug away.
科比说：“关键是我们要继续为这个目标去努力，并解决困难。
Each day we plug away at our jobs and in return we receive a paycheck.
每天努力工作，作为回报我们获得薪水。
Worcester continued to plug away and just after the hour they finally got their first try of the evening.
In contrast, those with a learning-oriented attitude continue to plug away until they reach their goal, like The Little Engine That Could.
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Yet to plug away with citizen education and discussion, and to get the press involved in the effort, may still sometimes turn out dividends when the time and the issue are right.
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