grappling

英 [ˈɡræplɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡræplɪŋ]

v.  扭打; 搏斗; 努力设法解决
grapple的现在分词

现在分词：grappling　复数：grapplings　

BNC.39780 / COCA.27473

柯林斯词典

• VERB 努力解决（问题）；设法克服（困难）
  If yougrapple witha problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.
  1. The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.
     经济问题只是该国正竭力解决的几个关键问题之一。
• V-RECIP 扭打;搏斗
  If yougrapple withsomeone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two peoplegrapple.
  1. He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon...
     他正在环礁湖里与一只短吻鳄搏斗。
  2. They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
     他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。

英英释义

noun

• the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
  Synonym:wrestlingrassling
• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
  1. they had a fierce wrestle
  2. we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
  Synonym:wrestlewrestlinggrapplehand-to-hand struggle

双语例句

• France is grappling with low growth, high unemployment and waning competitiveness.
  法国正在努力应对增长缓慢、高失业率和竞争力不断下降的状况。
• As it happens, real-life "robo-ethicists" are now grappling with the same question ( see article).
  巧的是，现实生活中的“机器-伦理学家”对这个问题穷追不舍（见下文）。
• But, though these initiatives are valuable, policy makers are not grappling with the core dilemma.
  虽然这些计划很有价值，但政策制定者们没有抓住金融市场面临的核心难题。
• Americans are grappling with an unfamiliar role.
  美国人正在努力适应一个陌生角色。
• What is reality? French physicist Bernard d'Espagnat, 87, has spent a lifetime grappling with this question.
  什么是真实？法国物理学家伯纳德，花了一生的时间回答这个问题。
• But such countries are now grappling with slowing domestic growth and strong currencies.
  不过，澳大利亚和巴西现在正受困于国内经济增长放缓和本国货币走强的问题。
• Beijing, which is also grappling with corruption and inequality at home, wants a stable Hong Kong.
  正在奋力解决内地腐败和贫富不均问题的北京希望看到一个稳定的香港。
• The government is grappling with major areas of social policy.
  政府增在努力解决处理社会政策主要领域中的问题。
• Why are so many traders at their wits'end, grappling with the obvious contradiction?
  为什么很多交易者绞尽脑汁地和明显的矛盾斗争？
• I suggest acquiescence if you enjoy grappling with the urge to hurl yourself in front of a train.
  我的建议如果你喜欢将自己投身于一列火车前面的那种冲动话，那么就采用默许法。