struggle
verb
noun
ˈstrʌɡəl
verb
1
to
try
extremely
hard
to
achieve
something,
even
though
it
is
very
difficult
奋斗，拼搏，作出极大的努力
struggle
to
do
sth
She’s
struggling
to
bring
up
a
family
alone.
她独自一人吃力地撑着一个家。
[+
with
]
The
airline
is
struggling
with
high
costs.
航空公司在努力应付高成本。
[+
for
]
Millions
of
people
are
struggling
for
survival.
千千万万的人在挣扎求存。
[+
against
]
Firms
are
struggling
against
a
prolonged
recession.
各公司在经济长期衰退的情况下苦苦挣扎。
2
a.
to
fight
someone
who
is
attacking
you
or
holding
you,
especially
so
that
you
can
escape
b.
if
two
people
struggle,
they
fight
each
other
for
something,
especially
something
one
of
them
is
holding
争斗，争抢
[+
with
]
James
was
hit
in
the
mouth
as
he
struggled
with
the
burglars.
詹姆斯在和入室盗贼搏斗时嘴部挨了打。
struggle
to
do
sth
She
struggled
to
free
herself.
她极力想挣脱开去。
[+
for
]
They
struggled
for
possession
of
the
gun.
他们拼命争抢那把枪。
3
to
move
somewhere
with
great
difficulty
〔向某处〕艰难地行进
[+
up/out
of/into
etc
]
Walkers
were
struggling
up
the
dusty
track.
步行者艰难地在尘土飞扬的小径上走着。
4
to
be
likely
to
fail,
even
though
you
are
trying
very
hard
挣扎
The
team
has
been
struggling
all
season.
整个赛季球队都打得很艰难。
a
struggling
artist/writer/business
5
to
continue
doing
something
that
you
find
very
difficult
or
tiring
挣扎着坚持下去
He
struggled
on
despite
his
condition.
尽管他是这样的状况，他仍然挣扎着坚持下去。
noun
6
a
long
hard
fight
to
get
freedom,
political
rights
etc
〔为争取自由、政治权利等而进行的〕斗争，奋斗
[+
for
]
a
struggle
for
survival
为生存而奋斗
a
power
struggle
between
forces
favoring
and
opposing
change
赞成和反对改革的两股势力之间的权力斗争
7
a
long
period
of
time
in
which
you
try
to
deal
with
a
difficult
problem
〔长时间的〕难事
[+
with/against
]
She
spoke
of
her
struggles
with
shyness.
她谈到了自己是如何克服胆怯的。
8
a
fight
between
two
people
for
something,
or
an
attempt
by
one
person
to
escape
from
the
other
争斗，搏斗
Police
said
there
were
no
signs
of
a
struggle.
警方说没有搏斗的迹象。
9
be a struggle (for sb)
if
something
is
a
struggle,
you
find
it
very
difficult
to
do
（对某人而言）是困难 （费劲 ）的事