Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense struggles, present participle struggling, past tense, past participle struggled
1VERB 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. 奋力;努力;尽力 [Also VERB]
They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity. [VERB prep.]
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. [VERB to-infinitive]
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。
5VERB 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. 艰难地做;吃力地做
I could see the young boy struggling to free himself. [VERB to-infinitive]
我看到小男孩正在奋力挣脱。
I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter. [VERB prep.]
我提着行李艰难地走着,迫切地寻找着搬运工。
6VERB 艰难地行进 If you struggle somewhere, you succeed in moving there, but only with great difficulty. 艰难地行进
The pilot struggled out of the wreck almost uninjured. [VERB prep./adv.]
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. [VERB prep./adv.]
凯瑟琳艰难地站起来。
I struggled into a bathrobe and staggered down the stairs. [VERB prep./adv.]
我挣扎着穿上浴衣,踉跄地下了楼。
7VERB [only cont]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. 勉力维持;挣扎
The company is struggling to find buyers for its new product. [VERB to-infinitive]
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 [VERB prep.]
的年轻人做日常的数学计算都费劲。
By the 1960s, many shipyards were struggling. [VERB]
到 20 世纪 60 年代,许多造船厂都在勉强支撑。
SYN have trouble, have problems, have difficulties, fight
8N-SING 费力的事;难事 An action or activity that is a struggle is very difficult to do. 费力的事;难事
1fight鬥爭ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRUGGLE | STRUGGLE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤epic, great, life-and-death, titanic漫長而艱難的戰鬥;大戰;生死之戰▸➤bitter, desperate, fierce, heroic, violent艱苦的/拚死的/激烈的/英勇的/慘烈的戰鬥◇There were the sounds of a desperate struggle.拚死搏鬥的聲音不絕於耳。➤continuing, ongoing連續的/不斷的爭鬥➤protracted持久戰▸➤unequal (especially BrE) 實力懸殊的鬥爭▸➤armed武裝鬥爭◇The group supported the armed struggle against the dictator.這個團體支持反對獨裁者的武裝鬥爭。➤class, internecine階級/內部鬥爭◇Marx wrote about the class struggle.馬克思有關於階級鬥爭的著述。➤inner, internal內心鬥爭;內部爭鬥◇The author illustrates the inner struggles of this complicated woman.作者描繪了這個複雜女性的內心鬥爭。◇The party is locked in an internal struggle.該黨陷入了一場內訌。➤economic, ideological, leadership, liberation, political, power, revolutionary經濟鬥爭;意識形態鬥爭;領導地位之爭;解放鬥爭;政治鬥爭;權力之爭;革命鬥爭VERB + STRUGGLE➤begin, end開始/結束鬥爭▸➤join, take up參加/投身鬥爭◇They took up the struggle against racism.他們投身到反對種族主義的鬥爭中。➤carry on, wage繼續/開展鬥爭▸➤be engaged in, be locked in參與/陷入爭鬥◇species engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the environment與環境進行生死鬥爭的物種➤lead領導鬥爭➤lose, win在鬥爭中失敗/獲勝➤put up展開鬥爭◇If someone snatched your bag, would you put up a struggle?要是有人搶你的包,你會奮起反抗嗎?STRUGGLE + VERB➤ensue, take place鬥爭隨之而來/發生▸➤continue, go on鬥爭持續/繼續▸➤intensify鬥爭加劇PREPOSITION➤in a/the struggle在打鬥中◇One of the guards was hurt in the struggle.一名保安在打鬥中負傷。➤without a struggle毫不爭鬥◇She won't give up without a struggle.她不會束手就擒。➤struggle against反抗⋯的鬥爭◇the struggle against oppression反抗壓迫的鬥爭➤struggle between⋯之間的鬥爭◇the struggle between good and evil善惡之爭➤struggle for爭取⋯的鬥爭◇the long struggle for democracy爭取民主的長期鬥爭➤struggle over爭奪⋯的鬥爭◇a struggle over the property財產之爭➤struggle with與⋯的打鬥◇He was involved in a struggle with the police.他捲入了一場與警察的打鬥。PHRASES➤a sign of a struggle搏鬥的跡象◇The police said that there was no sign of a struggle by the murder victim.警方說謀殺案的被害人沒有掙扎過的跡象。➤years of struggle多年的鬥爭◇After 150 years of struggle against colonial rule, the country won its independence.經過 150 年反抗殖民統治的鬥爭,這個國家贏得了獨立。struggle
noun²
2great effort努力ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRUGGLE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, hard, real, uphill巨大的努力;艱苦的努力;切實的努力;艱苦的奮鬥◇It will be an uphill struggle to maintain exports at the current level.保持現有的出口水平將需要艱苦的努力。➤long長期的努力▸➤ceaseless, constant, daily, endless不懈的/持續的/每日的/不斷的努力◇the daily struggle for survival為生存而進行的日復一日的奮鬥VERB + STRUGGLE➤face, have面對艱難;經歷艱辛◇We had a real struggle to get everything into the suitcase.我們費了好大的勁兒,才把所有東西塞進手提箱裏。➤give up放棄努力◇I've given up the struggle to keep my house clean.我已不再堅持要保持房子整潔了。PHRASES➤a bit of a struggle有點兒費勁兒◇It was a bit of a struggle for me to get there so early.這麼早趕到那裏,對我來說有點兒費勁兒。struggle
verb¹
1try very hard to do sth奮鬥ADVERB | VERB + STRUGGLE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤desperately, hard, manfully, mightily, painfully, valiantly拚死鬥爭;努力奮鬥;勇敢地拚搏;奮力拚搏◇He struggled desperately to get to the shore.他拚命向岸邊游去。◇He struggled hard to keep the boat upright.他奮力使船保持筆直。➤a little費一些勁兒▸➤constantly不斷拚搏▸➤on勉強支持下去◇She struggled on despite the pain.儘管疼痛難忍,她依然竭力堅持着。VERB + STRUGGLE➤have to不得不奮鬥PREPOSITION➤against與⋯抗爭◇The small boat struggled against the waves.小船在波濤中艱難行進。➤along, down, up沿着⋯奮力前進;奮力向下;奮力向上◇They struggled up the hill.他們奮力登上了山。➤for奮力爭取⋯◇Shona struggled for breath.肖納拚命喘氣。➤through挺過⋯◇The family struggled through the next few years.這一家人在接下來的幾年裏咬牙挺了過來。PHRASES➤struggle to your feet掙扎着站起來◇She struggled to her feet and set off after him.她掙扎着站起來,跟着他出發了。struggle
verb²
2have great difficulties有很大困難ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤badly歷盡艱辛◇The team struggled badly last season.該隊上個賽季吃盡了苦頭。➤really實在吃力◇He was really struggling in geometry.幾何他確實學得很吃力。➤clearly, obviously明顯/顯然吃力▸➤financially經濟拮据◇I was unemployed and struggling financially.我失業了,經濟上捉襟見肘。➤defensively, offensively (NAmE, bothsport體育) 艱難地防禦/進攻PREPOSITION➤through, with艱難地捱過⋯;糾結於⋯◇I'm really struggling with this essay.這篇文章真的讓我很糾結。PHRASES➤struggle to make ends meet努力使收支平衡◇For years, she struggled to make ends meet.多年來她精打細算,量入為出。struggle
verb³
3fight sb/try to get away from sb與人搏鬥ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤fiercely, furiously, violently兇狠地/拚命地/激烈地搏鬥◇She struggled furiously but could not get away.她拚命掙扎,但無法掙脫。➤together與⋯打在一起◇Ben and Jack struggled together on the grass.本和傑克在草地上扭打成一團。PREPOSITION➤against與⋯搏鬥◇She struggled against her attacker.她與攻擊她的人搏鬥。➤with與⋯打鬥◇He was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders.他與搶劫者搏鬥時,被打到了嘴。PHRASES➤struggle free奮力掙脫◇The attacker's victim managed to struggle free.被襲者設法掙脫了。
struggle verb ⇨compete (struggle for control)⇨fight2 (struggle with an intruder)⇨resist (struggle against cancer)⇨try1 (struggle to pay the bills)struggle noun ⇨campaign (the struggle between good and evil)⇨effort (It was a real struggle to be ready on time.)⇨fight (a violent struggle)