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

• Brazil continues to grapple with above-target inflation and its attempts to display fiscal consolidation to regain policy credibility.
  巴西仍在竭力应对高于目标水平的通胀，并努力展示财政整固以恢复政策信誉。
• He grapple with the problem for an hour before he solve it.
  他费了一个小时才解出了那道题。
• 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。
• 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。
• I want to see business people and policymakers grapple with the issues.
  我希望能看到商业人士和政策制定者在讨论问题时唇枪舌剑。
• If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict.
  如果它通过了擒抱鉴定，它确定抓住并能够使用压缩。
• We should still be able to get him with the grapple.
  我们仍然可以用抓斗抓住他。
• He is too tired to try to grapple the fact.
  他太累了，根本不想去考虑事实到底是怎么样了。
• 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。