grapple

['græpl]

v.抓住, 扭打, 搏斗
n.抓钩, 扭打, 搏斗

例句与用法:

She grappled with her assailant but her husband got away.

她与袭击者扭打,而她丈夫却逃走了。

He has been grappling with the problem for a long time.

他长期以来一直努力解决该问题。

词形变化:

名词: grappler | 动词过去式: grappled | 动词过去分词: grappled | 动词现在分词: grappling | 动词第三人称单数: grapples |

详细释义:

vt.[(+with)]

1. 抓住, 抓牢

2. 与……扭打, 与……格斗

vi.[(+with)]

1. 抓住; 扭打, 格斗

She grappled with the bank robber single-handedly.

她孤身一人与那银行抢劫犯搏斗。

2. 努力解决(问题等)

Don't interrupt John, he's grappling with the accounts.

别打扰约翰, 他正在聚精会神地算帐呢。

n.[C]

1. 扭打, 格斗

2. 抓具; 抓斗; 抓钩


短语词组:

grapple with

1. 扭打; 搏斗

He grappled wildly with a big tough.

他与一个大个子流氓拼命搏斗。

2. 努力对付

He grappled with the problem for an hour before he solved it.

他费了一个小时才解出了那道题。