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Grapple Grappling Problem ˈɡræpl Verb Hard Struggle Grappled

The word "grapple" means to struggle with a problem or to physically fight or wrestle with someone.

The word "grapple" means to struggle with a problem or to physically fight or wrestle with someone.

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/græ̱p(ə)l/
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[VERB 动词]努力解决(问题);设法克服(困难) If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.
  [V with n]
  [Also V to-inf]
  • 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。

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[V-RECIP 相互动词]扭打;搏斗 If you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two people grapple .
  [V with n]
  [pl-n V]
  • He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon...

    他正在环礁湖里与一只短吻鳄搏斗。

  • They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.

    他们疯狂扭打,想把武器抢到手。


Oxford grap·ple / ˈɡræpl ; NAmE ˈɡræpl / verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to take a firm hold of sb/sth and struggle with them 扭打;搏斗 grapple(with sb/sth) ◆ 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。 grapplesb/sth (+ adv./prep.) ◆ They managed to grapple him to the ground. 他们终于把他摔倒在地。 2 [intransitive ] to try hard to find a solution to a problem 努力设法解决 grapplewith sth ◆ 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。 grappleto do sth ◆ I was grappling to find an answer to his question. 我正在努力想办法解决他的问题。 grapple grapples grappled grappling grap·ple / ˈɡræpl ; NAmE ˈɡræpl /
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grapplegrap‧ple /ˈɡræpəl/ verb [intransitive]
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to fight or struggle with someone, holding them tightly SYN  wrestlegrapple with Two men grappled with a guard at the door.grapple with something phrasal verb to try hard to deal with or understand something difficult:  The Government has to grapple with the problem of unemployment. Molly’s upstairs grappling with her maths homework.
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grapple

[ˈgræpl]grappled, grappling, grapples

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grappling[657]
抓住(48%),搏斗(26%),扭打(19%),抓钩(7%)
n.抓住;格斗
vi.抓住;格斗;抓斗机
vt.抓住;与…格斗

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