单词 | struggle |
释义 | struggle v. & n. --vintr.   1. make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.   2. (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) make violent or determined efforts under difficulties; strive hard (struggled for supremacy; struggled to get the words out).   3. (foll. by with, against) contend; fight strenuously (struggled with the disease; struggled against superior numbers).   4. (foll. by along, up, etc.) make one's way with difficulty (struggled to my feet).   5. (esp. as struggling adj.) have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living (a struggling artist). --n   1. the act or a spell of struggling.   2. a hard or confused contest.   3. a determined effort under difficulties. Phrases and idioms the struggle for existence (or life) the competition between organisms esp. as an element in natural selection, or between persons seeking a livelihood. Derivatives struggler n. Etymology: ME strugle frequent. of uncert. orig. (perh. imit.) |
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