struggle
struggle
verb
the struggle for existence (或 life)
struggler
noun
语源
verb
- [no obj.]make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction
斗争，抵抗，挣扎
before she could struggle, he lifted her up.
她还没来得及反抗，他就把她抱了起来。
[with infinitive]he struggled to break free.
他挣扎着力图摆脱。
■strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance
奋斗，努力
[with infinitive]many families on income support have to struggle to make ends meet.
许多靠收入补贴生活的家庭要尽全力才能勉强维持。
■(struggle with)have difficulty handling or coping with
疲于应付，艰难处理
passengers struggle with bags and briefcases.
乘客吃力地拎着大包小包。
■engage in conflict
参与冲突，争斗
politicians continued to struggle over familiar issues.
政客们继续就一些老问题争论不休。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]make one's way with difficulty
奋力前进，艰难行进
it took us all day to struggle back to our bivouac.
我们花了一整天才艰难地回到露营地。
■have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living
挣扎成名；挣扎求生
new authors are struggling in the present climate.
新作者在当今社会环境中挣扎着。
- a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack
斗争，抵抗
■a conflict or contest
冲突；争夺
a power struggle for the leadership.
争夺领导地位的权力之争。
■a great physical effort
使劲
with a struggle, she pulled the pram up the slope.
她费了很大劲把婴儿车拖上了斜坡。
■a determined effort under difficulties
努力，奋斗
the centre is the result of the scientists' struggle to realize their dream.
该中心是科学家为实现梦想而奋斗的结果。
■a very difficult task
难事
it was a struggle to make herself understood.
使自己被人理解是她的一件难事。
the struggle for existence (或 life)
- the competition between organisms, especially as an element in natural selection, or between people seeking a livelihood
生存竞争
struggler
noun
语源
- late Middle English: frequentative, perhaps of imitative origin. The noun dates from the late 17th cent
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