英语词汇“grapple”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grapplegrapple /ˈgræpəl/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYgrapple

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French grappelle, from grape; ➔ GRAPE

VERB TABLE

grapple

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	grapple
	he, she, it	grapples
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	grappled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have grappled
	he, she, it	has grappled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had grappled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will grapple
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have grappled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am grappling
	he, she, it	is grappling
	you, we, they	are grappling
Past	I, he, she, it	was grappling
	you, we, they	were grappling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been grappling
	he, she, it	has been grappling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been grappling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be grappling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been grappling

to fight or struggle with someone, holding him or her tightly SYN wrestle: grapple with A man was grappling with the guard.grapple with something phrasal verb to try hard to deal with or understand something difficult: Schools have had to grapple with violence on campus.