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

• 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。
• 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。
• At this meeting we grappled with the most important, strategic issues in our economic relationship.
  在本次会议期间，我们重点讨论了两国经济关系中最重要的战略问题。
• I grappled with this moral dilemma.
  我拼命想摆脱这一道德上进退两难的困境。
• Once you've grappled the fundamentals of creating a user interface, you can explore some advanced features for creating a more complex application interface.
  一旦你掌握了生成一个用户界面的原理，你可以探究一些生成一个更复杂的应用程序界面的高级特性。
• A politician who grappled with it would earn the gratitude of millions.
  能够解决这个问题的政治家将赢得数百万人的感激。
• She grappled with the bank robber, but was thrown to the ground.
  她与抢劫银行的强盗扭打，被强盗摔倒在地上。
• In other countries, demographers have also grappled with theories of baby booms linked to specific events.
  在其他国家，人口统计学家还坚持着婴儿潮与特定事件有关联的理论。
• Then, individual studios grappled with rival technologies in the hope that one would become dominant in home entertainment.
  当时，面对互相竞争的技术，各电影公司苦苦挣扎，希望其中一种会在家庭娱乐领域占据统治地位。
• 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。