struggle

1. V-T/V-I If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed. 努力; 斗争

They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity. 他们不得不同各种困境斗争。

2. N-VAR A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights. 努力; 斗争

Life became a struggle for survival. 生活变成了一场争取生存的斗争。

...a young boy's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family. …一个年轻男孩为支撑自己贫穷的家庭所做的努力。

3. V-I If you struggle when you are being held, you twist, kick, and move violently in order to get free. 挣扎

I struggled, but he was a tall man, well built. 我挣扎了，但他是一个高个子男人，很强壮。

4. V-RECIP If two people struggle with each other, they fight. 扭打

She screamed at him to "stop it" as they struggled on the ground. 他们在地上扭打时，她冲他尖叫着“住手”。

5. N-COUNT Struggle is also a noun. 扭打

He died in a struggle with prison officers less than two months after coming to Britain. 他来英国不到两个月就死于一次与狱警们的扭打。

6. V-T/V-I If you struggle to move yourself or to move a heavy object, you try to do it, but it is difficult. 艰难地移动

I could see the young boy struggling to free himself. 我能看见这个小男孩正使劲挣脱他自己。

7. V-T/V-I If a person or organization is struggling, they are likely to fail in what they are doing, even though they might be trying very hard. 在困境中挣扎; 竭力维持[only cont]

The company is struggling to find buyers for its new product. 这个公司正竭力为它的新产品寻找买主。

One in five young adults was struggling with everyday mathematics. 每5个年轻人中就有1个做日常的数学计算很费劲。

8. N-SING An action or activity that is a struggle is very difficult to do. 很费劲的事

Losing weight was a terrible struggle. 减肥是件很费劲的事。