What does "plough through" mean?

To work through something with effort To read or study laboriously.

How do you use "plough through" in a sentence?

She ploughed through the textbook. He ploughed through the paperwork. I have to plough through this report.

Phrasal Verb BritishAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To work through something with effort

费力地完成某事

Avanzar con esfuerzo por algo

苦労して読み進める

애써 읽어 나가다

To read or study laboriously.

辛苦地阅读或学习。

Leer o estudiar laboriosamente.

努力して読んだり勉強したりすること。

힘들게 읽거나 공부하다.

Base verb: plough

Particle: through

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

She ploughed through the textbook.
她费力地读完了教科书
Se leyó el libro de texto a duras penas
彼女は教科書を苦労して読み通した
그녀는 교과서를 애써 다 읽었다
He ploughed through the paperwork.
他埋头处理文书工作
Se abrió paso por el papeleo
彼は書類の山を片付けた
그는 서류 더미를 처리했다
I have to plough through this report.
我得硬着头皮把这份报告看完
Tengo que hincarle el diente a este informe
このレポートを読み通さなければならない
이 보고서를 끝까지 읽어야 한다

Context: studying, reading, effort

Tone: determined

From ploughing through difficult terrain.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal