grappled

英 [ˈɡræpld]

美 [ˈɡræpld]

v.  扭打; 搏斗; 努力设法解决
grapple的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• The best minds in academia and government have grappled with the challenge of "too-big-to-fail".
  学术界和政府内的智囊一直在艰难应对“大而不能倒”的挑战。
• 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。
• A grappled opponent takes a – 4 penalty on Reflex saves to avoid having his clothing and armor dissolved by the ooze's acid.
  被擒抱的目标将在避免自己的衣物和盔甲被淤泥的酸液腐蚀的反射鉴定上有一个–4的处罚。
• We grappled with the problem.
  我们设法去解决那个问题。
• His mind has grappled with space and time, and explored the strange beauty of black holes aglow, but in recent days a more earthly problem has occupied the world's most famous scientist.
  他的思想已经掌握了空间和时间，并探索过黑洞发出红光的奇怪美景，但最近几天一个更加实际的问题已经使这位世界上最著名科学家忙碌起来。
• The old lady grappled unsuccessfully with her assailant.
  老妇人没能成功地抓住袭击者。
• He grappled with the thief in the dark.
  他在黑暗中与小偷格斗。
• Last month's disaster struck in northeastern Japan, a region that has traditionally grappled with higher suicide rates.
  上个月的灾难席卷了日本的东北部，而这个地区在传统上就是自杀率较高的地区。
• A gladiatorial combat, show, etc He grappled with the bank robber, but was thrown to the ground.
  斗士的格斗、表演等.他与抢劫银行犯格斗，但是被摔倒在地上。
• Some one tried to poach our market manager; she grappled with her moral dilemma.
  有人狡计挖走我们的市场主管，面对这种德性困难，她举办了剧烈的思惟斗争。