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

• On the way of study, we must be ready to grapple with many difficulties.
  在求学的道路上，我们准备克服很多的困难。
• They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
  他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。
• But am I serious enough to grapple with all this on my own?
  但是我有足够认真来独自应对这一切吗？
• 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。
• Third, urban policymakers continue to grapple with problems rooted in the history of residential segregation and racial discrimination.
  第三，都市决策人仍在解决那些在居住分离和种族歧视历史上根深蒂固的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Managers have learned to grapple with networking, artificial intelligence, computer-aided engineering and manufacturing.
  经理们已经学会了如何应对联网、人工智能、计算机辅助工程和制造。
• We haven't got a hook and grapple.
  但是我们没有吊钩和多爪锚。