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