[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; NAmEˈɡræpl/verb1[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。grapplegrapplesgrappledgrapplinggrap·ple/ˈɡræpl; NAmEˈɡræpl/
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grapplegrap‧ple /ˈɡræpəl/ verb [intransitive]
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to fight or struggle with someone, holding them tightlySYN wrestlegrapple with Two men grappled with a guard at the door.grapple with phrasal verbto 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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