grapple with a problem
collocation努力解决难题
The engineers are still grappling with the problem.
工程师们仍在努力解决这个难题。
努力解决；尽力应对
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努力解决；尽力应对
To struggle to deal with or understand a difficult problem or issue.
She grappled with the decision to move abroad for weeks.
她为是否移居国外这个决定苦苦挣扎了好几个星期。
抓住某物并紧握不放。
To seize something and hold it firmly.
用抓钩固定；(引申)固定；牢固结合
To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
摔跤或扭打
To wrestle or tussle.
攀爬(无论是用抓钩和绳索,还是徒手等)
To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
grapple
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原形
grapples
3rd person
第三人称单数
grappling
-ing
现在分词
grappled
Past
过去式
grappled
Past participle
过去分词
He grapples with the problem every day.
他每天都在努力解决这个问题。
She is grappling with the heavy box.
她正在费力地搬那个沉重的箱子。
They grappled with the enemy in the dark.
他们在黑暗中与敌人扭打。
The team is grappling with how to finish the project on time.
团队正在努力解决如何按时完成项目的问题。
He had to grapple with his fear of public speaking before the presentation.
演讲前他不得不努力克服对公开讲话的恐惧。
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努力解决难题
The engineers are still grappling with the problem.
工程师们仍在努力解决这个难题。
认真应对问题
She has been grappling with this issue since last year.
从去年起她一直在认真应对这个问题。
苦思一个问题
Philosophers have long grappled with the question of free will.
哲学家们长期苦思自由意志的问题。
奋力应对挑战
Small businesses are grappling with the challenge of rising costs.
小企业正奋力应对成本上涨的挑战。
与对手扭打
The two fighters grappled with each other in the ring.
两名拳手在擂台上互相扭打。
努力应对后果
The region is still grappling with the consequences of the flood.
该地区仍在努力应对洪灾造成的后果。
努力解决；苦思（难题）
The company is still grappling with the financial crisis.
公司仍在努力应对金融危机。
受良心拷问；在道义上纠结
She grappled with her conscience before reporting the mistake.
她在报告错误之前受到了良心的拷问。
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联想：grapple 开头像 grab（抓），结尾像 people 扭在一起；想象摔跤时死死抓住对手，引申为“努力应对难题”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic writing、news reporting、sports commentary、technical/maritime work grapple 的语域会随搭配变化：引申义“努力应对难题”多用于较正式的书面语和新闻报道；本义“扭打、搏斗”在体育或动作描写中比较自然；航海、工程中的“用抓钩钩住”则属于专业用法。日常口语中表达“尽力处理”时，更常说 struggle with 或 deal with。
常与with连用表示努力克服或扭打
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