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单词 struggles
释义

struggle

1 of 2

verb

strug·​gle ˈstrə-gəl How to pronounce struggle (audio)
struggled; struggling ˈstrə-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce struggle (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition
struggling with the problem
2
: to proceed with difficulty or with great effort
struggled through the high grass
struggling to make a living
struggler
ˈstrə-g(ə-)lər How to pronounce struggle (audio)
noun

struggle

2 of 2

noun

1
: contest, strife
armed struggle
a power struggle
2
: a violent effort or exertion : an act of strongly motivated striving
a struggle to make ends meet
3
: tussle sense 1
during the struggle the gun went off

Synonyms

Verb

  • blunder
  • bumble
  • flog [British]
  • flounder
  • limp
  • lumber
  • plod
  • stumble
  • trudge

Noun

  • battle
  • fight
  • fray
  • scrabble
  • throes
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Example Sentences

Verb He has been struggling with the problem of how to keep good workers from leaving. They struggled for the right to vote. She struggled up the hill through the snow. She struggled to lift the package by herself, but it was too heavy. He struggled to get free of the wreckage. He's been struggling in math class for most of the year. The team has continued to struggle in recent weeks. He was living as a struggling artist in the city. Noun the struggle for civil rights There was a struggle for the gun. There was no sign of a struggle. It was a struggle getting out of bed this morning. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Making this safe and popular service a permanent option will particularly benefit those who struggle to attend face-to-face appointments, including those in abusive relationships, those with caring responsibilities, and those without transport. Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2022 Viserys, desperate for an heir, doesn't struggle long before asking them to cut out the baby. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2022 The companies that partnered to create this initiative, Mental Health America, a nonprofit helping those who struggle with mental illness, and Sinch, a telecommunications company, vet messages before they're sent out. Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022 Ultimately, the use of virtual reality may be a fantastic stepping stone for those who struggle to build a mindful practice in the 'real' world. Maybelle Morgan, refinery29.com, 11 Aug. 2022 But Joun worries about those who struggle at work but don’t have the option to do their jobs at home — and the even greater inequities this could create between white- and blue-collar employees. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports an overactive response to pain in the brain and spinal cord may be shared by individuals suffering from chronic pain disorders and those who struggle with opioid addiction. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 Those who struggle with traditional grinders might appreciate the unique grinding method of this Kuhn Rikon pepper mill. Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2022 While his experience has been entirely experimental and his results anecdotal, Bell encourages those who also struggle with sleep to work at revamping their habits. Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 11 July 2022
Noun
The battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy is almost always a defensive struggle, which means a player like McDonald will be worth watching. Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 And Kathy's sister, former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards, has had a long struggle with sobriety, including a public arrest in 2015. Aili Nahas, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Queen Elizabeth II oversaw Britain’s struggle to define itself in the postwar era. Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2022 Tsushima captures the wild range of feelings and experiences that pregnancy and early motherhood inspire: beauty, suffering, boredom, banal domestic struggle, dogged determination to seek out happiness no matter what. Je Banach, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 This dignified landmark of struggle, aspiration, assimilation, and ethnic pride is a quintessentially American monument to the immigrant experience. Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The film, about a young indigenous woman’s struggle in the face of xenophobia, climate change and the patriarchy, will go into production in Sápmi next year and is set to premiere in 2024. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 This should be a great atmosphere and a close, hard-fought struggle throughout. Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 There were no signs of struggle, violence or the presence of other people in the area. Camilo Rocha, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English struglen

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

struggle 1 of 2

verb

strug·​gle ˈstrə-gəl How to pronounce struggle (audio)
struggled; struggling
1
: to make a great effort to do or achieve something or to overcome someone or something
I struggled with the burglar.
We're struggling with money problems.
2
: to move with difficulty or with great effort
A woman struggled through the snow.

struggle

2 of 2

noun

1
: a difficult or violent effort
Though it was a struggle to lift my eyes, I did so. Avi, Crispin: The Cross of Lead
2
: fight entry 2 sense 1, contest

struggles 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of struggle
1
as in stumbles
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually each week I would struggle through my piano lesson, keenly aware that I wasn't getting any better

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stumbles
  • blunders
  • flounders
  • fumbles
  • shuffles
  • shambles
  • jogs
  • limps
  • lurches
  • falters
  • trudges
  • reels
  • plods
  • bumbles
  • lumbers
  • wallows
  • sways
  • staggers
  • welters
  • muddles
  • flogs
  • totters
  • teeters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • flies
  • glides
  • sails
  • coasts
  • zooms
  • zips
  • kilts
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2
as in labors
to devote serious and sustained effort the financially strapped couple struggled to make ends meet

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • labors
  • works
  • travails
  • strives
  • tries
  • toils
  • endeavors
  • tugs
  • hustles
  • slaves
  • sweats
  • bangs away
  • plows
  • strains
  • humps
  • moils
  • drudges
  • grubs
  • slogs
  • fags
  • plods
  • plugs
  • attacks
  • sweats blood
  • beavers (away)
  • exercises
  • digs (away)
  • drives
  • scratches
  • pegs (away)
  • pitches in
  • essays
  • knuckles down
  • exerts
  • digs in
  • overworks
  • ekes out
  • wades
  • buckles (down)
  • hammers (away)
  • overexerts
  • scrabbles
  • trudges
  • applies (oneself)
  • grinds (out)
  • puts out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • breaks
  • eases (up)
  • slackens
  • lets up
  • slacks (off)
  • shirks
  • plays
  • rests
  • hangs (around or out)
  • goofs (off)
  • dillydallies
  • unwinds
  • loafs
  • chills
  • goldbricks
  • lounges
  • lazes
  • bums
  • basks
  • dallies
  • hangs
  • hacks (around)
  • idles
  • reposes
  • dabbles
  • fools around
  • relaxes
  • footles
  • hangs about
  • messes around
  • fribbles
  • lolls
  • goofs (around)
  • doodles
  • veges out
  • vegges out
  • trifles
  • potters (around)
  • putters (around)
  • monkeys (around)
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struggles

2 of 2

noun

plural of struggle
1
as in battles
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective a performer's long struggle to achieve success

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • battles
  • fights
  • efforts
  • throes
  • works
  • frays
  • attempts
  • pains
  • tries
  • troubles
  • toils
  • scrabbles
  • endeavors
  • travails
  • exertions
  • grinds
  • wars
  • conflicts
  • tussles
  • labors
  • drudgeries
  • combats
  • sweats
  • contests
  • strifes
  • warfares
  • essays
2
as in fights
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups there was a struggle between the armed robber and the shopkeeper, and the gun went off

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • fights
  • battles
  • clashes
  • skirmishes
  • tussles
  • conflicts
  • scuffles
  • confrontations
  • dustups
  • brawls
  • frays
  • contests
  • combats
  • altercations
  • scrimmages
  • duels
  • scraps
  • fracases
  • fracas
  • disputes
  • blows
  • quarrels
  • hassles
  • pitched battles
  • scrums
  • squabbles
  • controversies
  • battles royal
  • disagreements
  • wrangles
  • tangles
  • grapples
  • battle royales
  • broils
  • battle royals
  • fistfights
  • spats
  • misunderstandings
  • melees
  • rough-and-tumbles
  • affrays
  • battles royale
  • slugfests
  • ruckuses
  • jousts
  • donnybrooks
  • fisticuffs
  • mêlées
  • rows
  • ructions
  • arguments
  • tiffs
  • mix-ups
  • contretemps
  • falling-outs
  • punch-ups
  • catfights
  • punch-outs
  • cross fires
  • kickups
  • handgrips
  • argle-bargles
  • fallings-out
  • face-offs
  • free-for-alls
  • argy-bargies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • truces
3
as in rivalries
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another her staunchest supporters in her struggle for the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • battles
  • rivalries
  • conflicts
  • confrontations
  • wars
  • contentions
  • duels
  • competitions
  • matches
  • contests
  • warfares
  • clashes
  • strifes
  • grapples
  • combats
  • sweep-stake
  • showdowns
  • ball games
  • dogfights
  • sweepstakes
  • tugs-of-war
  • debates
  • disputes
  • face-offs
  • frictions
  • controversies
  • disagreements
  • disputations
  • horse races
  • quarrels
  • arguments
  • collisions
  • wrangles
  • discords
  • nail-biters
  • dissensions
  • dissentions
  • rows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • harmonies
  • concords
  • peaces
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