| 单词 | struggle |
| 释义 | struggle (strʌgəl ) Word forms: struggles , struggling , struggled 1. verb B2 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. They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity. [VERB preposition] Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills. [VERB to-infinitive] Synonyms: strive, labour, toil, work 2. variable noun [NOUN to-infinitive] B2 A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights. Life became a struggle for survival. [+ for] ...a young lad's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family. He is currently locked in a power struggle with his Prime Minister. [+ with] Synonyms: effort, labour, toil, work 3. verb B2 If you struggle when you are being held, you twist, kick, and move violently in order to get free. I struggled, but he was a tall man, well-built. [VERB] 4. verb B2 If two people struggle with each other, they fight. She screamed at him to 'stop it' as they struggled on the ground. [VERB] We were struggling for the gun when it went off! [pl-n V for n] There were signs that she struggled with her attacker. [VERB + with] Synonyms: fight, battle, wrestle, grapple Struggle is also a noun. He died in a struggle with prison officers. 5. verb B2 If you struggle to move yourself or to move a heavy object, you try to do it, but it is difficult. I could see the young boy struggling to free himself. [VERB to-infinitive] I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter. [VERB preposition] 6. verb If you struggle somewhere, you succeed in moving there, but only with great difficulty. The pilot struggled out of the wreck almost uninjured. [VERB preposition/adverb] Catherine struggled to her feet. [VERB preposition/adverb] I struggled into a bathrobe and staggered down the stairs. [VERB preposition/adverb] 7. verb [only cont] B2 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. The company is struggling to find buyers for its new product. [VERB to-infinitive] One in five young adults was struggling with everyday mathematics. [VERB preposition] By the 1960s, many shipyards were struggling. [VERB] Synonyms: have trouble, have problems, have difficulties, fight 8. singular noun B2 An action or activity that is a struggle is very difficult to do. Losing weight was a terrible struggle. Synonyms: ordeal, test, suffering, trouble(s) Phrasal verbs: struggle on phrasal verb B2 If you struggle on, you continue doing something rather than stopping, even though it is difficult. Why should I struggle on to please my parents? [VERB PARTICLE] The rest of the world struggles on with its perpetual problems, poverty and debt. [VERB PARTICLE + with] Collocations: constant struggle Her life became a constant struggle. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The magazine was always short of money and backers and it was a constant struggle to stay afloat. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Is staying in shape a constant struggle? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Food was scarce and life became a daily struggle for survival. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We are all met with daily struggles and battles. The Sun (2013) Making ends meet is now a daily struggle for many in Britain. The Sun (2012) He faces an uphill struggle, but after Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, surely anything is possible. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Maybe your child has faced school struggles, too. Christianity Today (2000) London and southeast England is where first-time buyers face the biggest struggle to get on the property ladder. Times, Sunday Times (2013) And so began his fierce struggle against the Soviet system. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The period of fierce class struggle of the early 1920s came rapidly to an end. Global Capitalism and National Decline (1989) The deeply divided coalition Government currently running the country is engaged in a fierce power struggle and faces a growing insurgency. Times, Sunday Times (2008) All that was left was the house and the ongoing struggle to maintain it. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Without leadership and support from top school administrators, it will be an ongoing struggle to provide a quality program. An Introduction to Community Health (1995) Holidays are a bit of an ongoing struggle for actors. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He struggled unsuccessfully to recover his ability to speak and write, and when that failed he turned to painting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Having struggled unsuccessfully to free itself, it can now do nothing but look skywards hoping for a divine intervention that will never come. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Written in 1863 but first published 131 years later (1994), the novel follows a young man who struggles unsuccessfully to live in a technologically advanced, but culturally backwards world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These days, however, performing artists and organizations are struggling valiantly to enable their cho-sen genres not merely to continue, but to flourish. The Times Literary Supplement This sense of the little guy struggling valiantly alone has not left him. Times, Sunday Times He struggled valiantly with the steak and, by closing his eyes and painstakingly scraping off the mess of a sauce, managed to eat half of it. Times, Sunday Times It struggles valiantly to extend its social reach, despite the considerable shortcomings of many schools that serve the poorest communities. Times, Sunday Times Making our money last until we next get paid is always an uphill struggle. The Sun (2013) The company has been facing an uphill struggle to boost profits. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We did get one goal back, but it was always an uphill struggle. Times, Sunday Times (2012) There are sounds of an intense and violent struggle. Times, Sunday Times Scratches on the floor mats of the apartment and a broken door suggested that a violent struggle had taken place. Times, Sunday Times There are fears that the country could be consumed in a violent struggle for the presidency. Times, Sunday Times There were no signs of forced entry or violent struggle, the inquest was told. Times, Sunday Times Crucially, he failed to explain why his victim's body was covered in injuries, suggesting a violent struggle. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 挣扎, 挣扎 Japanese: 苦闘, 苦闘する |
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