grapple

英 [ˈɡræpl]

美 [ˈɡræpl]

v.  扭打; 搏斗; 努力设法解决

现在分词：grappling　过去式：grappled　过去分词：grappled　第三人称单数：grapples　复数：grapples　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11170 / COCA.8354

牛津词典

verb

• 扭打；搏斗
  to take a firm hold of sb/sth and struggle with them
  1. Passers-by grappled with the man after the attack.
     袭击之后过路人便与这男人扭打起来。
  2. They managed to grapple him to the ground.
     他们终于把他摔倒在地。
• 努力设法解决
  to try hard to find a solution to a problem
  1. The new government has yet to grapple with the problem of air pollution.
     新政府还需尽力解决空气污染问题。
  2. I was grappling to find an answer to his question.
     我正在努力解决他的问题。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 努力解决（问题）；设法克服（困难）
  If yougrapple witha problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.
  1. The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.
     经济问题只是该国正竭力解决的几个关键问题之一。
• V-RECIP 扭打;搏斗
  If yougrapple withsomeone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two peoplegrapple.
  1. He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon...
     他正在环礁湖里与一只短吻鳄搏斗。
  2. They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
     他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。

英英释义

noun

• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
  1. they had a fierce wrestle
  2. we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
  Synonym:wrestlewrestlinggrapplinghand-to-hand struggle
• a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
  Synonym:clamshell
• a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding
  Synonym:grapnelgrapplergrappling hookgrappling iron

verb

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
  1. the two men grappled with each other for several minutes
  Synonym:grip
• come to terms with
  1. We got by on just a gallon of gas
  2. They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
  Synonym:copeget bymake outmake docontenddealmanage

双语例句

• They may have traction with users, but they too will grapple with similar business model challenges.
  它们也许也吸引了大批用户，但同样面临苦苦寻觅商业模式的挑战。
• The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.
  经济问题只是该国正竭力解决的几个关键问题之一。
• Rather than grappling with nature, business leaders would grapple with big ideas.
  商业领袖们不是和自然对抗，而是要和大问题们交锋。
• Don't practice with boxing gloves; use UFC type open-palm gloves so you can grapple with your trainer.
  练习时不要戴拳击手套；使用UFC式的分指手套，这样你可以与教练扭打。
• He did not at all grapple with the real question.
  他根本没有设法处理真正的问题。
• Grappled with their consciences; grapple with the political realities of our time.
  与他们的良知抗争；与我们这个时代的政治现实抗争。
• At the same time, the world continues to grapple with threats to security from terrorism and piracy.
  同时，我们的安全形势也面临着像恐怖主义、海盗这样的非传统威胁。
• Although scientists have done a lot of thinking about global warming, they are just beginning to grapple with the problem of how global warming and solar dimming interact.
  尽管科学家们就全球变暖问题作出了很多思考，但是对地球变暖和太阳光照变弱这两方面怎样发生相互作用的问题的研究才刚刚开始。
• They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
  他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。
• This was the context in which the United States attempted to grapple with the dynamics of the Soviet system.
  这就是美国试图同苏维埃制度的原动力搏斗的来龙去脉。