chug
chug
chug / tʃʌg ; tʃʌg /
◙verb chugged, chugging
1. [I always + adv / prep] if a car, train etc chugs somewhere, it moves there slowly, with the engine making a repeated low sound
• 〔汽车、火车等〕突突地缓慢前进:
▪ [+ along / up / around etc ]
»The boat chugged out of the harbour.
小船突突地驶出港口。
2. [T] also chug-a-lug [AmE informal] to drink all of something in a glass or bottle without stopping
• 把…一饮而尽，把…一口喝下
3. [I always + adv / prep] to make slow but steady progress
• 缓慢而稳步地进展:
»The economy just keeps chugging along.
经济在缓慢而稳步地发展。
♦chug noun [C usually singular]
