1 B2 习语 中性
在思想上努力应对一个困难的问题、概念或处境。
"Philosophers have been grappling with the question of free will for centuries."
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We are grappling with economic issues that affect every single one of us.
— Barack Obama, campaign speech, 2008.
不可分离
努力应对或处理一个困难的问题、想法,或一个实际的对手。
很费力地处理一个大问题或难懂的想法,或和某人扭打。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
在思想上努力应对一个困难的问题、概念或处境。
"Philosophers have been grappling with the question of free will for centuries."
We are grappling with economic issues that affect every single one of us.
— Barack Obama, campaign speech, 2008.
与某人进行身体上的扭打或搏斗,常试图制服对方。
"The officer grappled with the suspect before managing to make the arrest."
用身体抓住并与某人扭打。
很费力地处理一个大问题或难懂的想法,或和某人扭打。
比喻义比字面义更常见。常用于学术写作、新闻报道和严肃讨论中(如 grappling with questions of identity)。身体上的意思——与对手扭打或搏斗——在日常口语中较少见。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "grapple with" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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