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Struggle   [V D Verb 动词 Struggling Difficult Prep

英语单词 struggle
英美音标 英 ['strʌɡl] 美 ['strʌɡl]
中文释义 vi.努力;奋斗;斗争;挣扎
n.斗争;竞争;奋斗
英语例句 (1) He struggled to control his temper.
(2) They should therefore unite to struggle together.
(3) Let's join hands and struggle together.
(4) People struggle at the dead-line.
(5) He gave up the struggle in despair.
(6) He came off very well in the struggle.
(7) After a long struggle, she gained control of the business.
中文例句 (1) 他努力控制住自己的脾气。
(2) 因此,他们要联合起来,共同努力奋斗。
(3) 咱们携起手来共同斗争。
(4) 人们在死亡线上挣扎。
(5) 他绝望地放弃了斗争。
(6) 在这场竞争中,他非常成功。
(7) 她经过长期的努力,在业务上已能应付自如。
vocabulary简明 Something that can only be accomplished with great effort is said to be a struggle. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader in the Civil Rights struggle. Alice Paul was a leader in the struggle for a woman's right to vote.
vocabulary扩展 The verb form of struggle can be used for physical or mental effort. A police officer might struggle trying to detain a criminal or a student may struggle with a difficult algebra problem. If you scramble and climb awkwardly up something, you can also use the verb struggle to describe the action: "They struggled up the icy hill over and over again, so they could keep sledding."
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]奋力;努力;尽力 If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed.
  [V prep]
  [V to-inf]
  [Also V]
  • They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity...

    他们不得不同一切困境做斗争。

  • Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills.

    那些失业的人们想方设法以支付超市的账单。

2
[N-VAR 可变名词]斗争;奋斗;努力 A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights.
  [oft N prep]
  • Life became a struggle for survival.

    生活成了一场奋力求生的斗争。

  • ...a young lad's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family...

    年轻的小伙子为了支撑他贫困的家庭所作的努力

  • He is currently locked in a power struggle with his Prime Minister.

    他目前陷入了一场同总理的权力之争当中。

3
[VERB 动词]挣扎;努力挣脱 If you struggle when you are being held, you twist, kick, and move violently in order to get free.
  [V]
  • I struggled, but he was a tall man, well-built.

    我使劲挣扎,但他又高又壮。

4
[V-RECIP 相互动词]搏斗;扭打 If two people struggle with each other, they fight.
  [pl-n V]
  [pl-n V for n]
  [V with n]
  • She screamed at him to 'stop it' as they struggled on the ground...

    他们在地上扭打成一团,她向他尖叫着“别打了”。

  • We were struggling for the gun when it went off!...

    我们正在争夺那把枪,这时它突然走火了!

  • There were signs that she struggled with her attacker.

    现场有她和攻击者扭打过的痕迹。

  • Struggle is also a noun.
    • He died in a struggle with prison officers less than two months after coming to Britain.

      来英国不到两个月,他就在一次与狱警的打斗中丧命了。

5
[VERB 动词]艰难地做;吃力地做 If you struggle to move yourself or to move a heavy object, you try to do it, but it is difficult.
  [V to-inf]
  [V prep]
  • I could see the young boy struggling to free himself...

    我看到小男孩正在奋力挣脱。

  • I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter.

    我提着行李艰难地走着,迫切地寻找着搬运工。

6
[VERB 动词]艰难地行进 If you struggle somewhere, you succeed in moving there, but only with great difficulty.
  [V prep/adv]
  • The pilot struggled out of the wreck almost uninjured...

    飞行员艰难地从失事的飞机中爬出来,几乎没有受伤。

  • Catherine struggled to her feet...

    凯瑟琳艰难地站起来。

  • I struggled into a bathrobe and staggered down the stairs.

    我挣扎着穿上浴衣,踉跄地下了楼。

7
[VERB 动词]勉力维持;挣扎 If a person or organization is struggling, they are likely to fail in what they are doing, even though they might be trying very hard.
  [V to-inf]
  [V prep]
  [V]
  [only cont]
  • The company is struggling to find buyers for its new product...

    该公司正竭力为其新产品寻找买主。

  • One in five young adults was struggling with everyday mathematics... 1/5

    的年轻人做日常的数学计算都费劲。

  • By the 1960s, many shipyards were struggling.

    到 20 世纪 60 年代,许多造船厂都在勉强支撑。

8
[N-SING 单数名词]费力的事;难事 An action or activity that is a struggle is very difficult to do.
  [a N]
  • Losing weight was a terrible struggle.

    减肥是一件非常艰难的事。

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