a grapple with sb/sth
grapple 作名词时可用 a grapple with 引出搏斗或抗衡的对象，语气偏书面。
Her long grapple with illness changed her outlook on life.
她与疾病的长期搏斗改变了她对生活的看法。
扭打；格斗；搏斗
grapples — plural of grapple
抓钩；锚钩；葡萄苹果混合味；近距离的徒手搏斗；带爪或钩的工具,用于抓住或固定物体；葡萄和苹果味的混合
A close hand-to-hand struggle; the act of grappling.
近距离的徒手搏斗
A close hand-to-hand struggle.
带爪或钩的工具,用于抓住或固定物体
A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
葡萄和苹果味的混合
A combination of grape and apple flavors.
抓住的动作
The act of grappling. (uncountable)
The boat's grapple caught the dock cleat.
船的抓钩钩住了码头系缆桩。
用法提示：名词, 指一种抓钩工具
He used a grapple to secure the cargo.
他用一个钩子固定货物。
用法提示：名词, 指系紧用的钩子
The wrestler's grapple was unbreakable.
摔跤手的擒抱牢不可破。
用法提示：名词, 指扭打中的抓握动作
grapple 作名词时可用 a grapple with 引出搏斗或抗衡的对象，语气偏书面。
Her long grapple with illness changed her outlook on life.
她与疾病的长期搏斗改变了她对生活的看法。
be locked in a grapple 强调双方扭打、僵持不下，常见于描写格斗场面。
The two wrestlers were locked in a grapple on the mat.
两名摔跤手在垫子上扭打在一起。
表示“抓钩、锚钩”这一工具义时是可数名词，常用复数 grapples。
The sailors threw grapples onto the deck to secure the boat.
水手们把抓钩抛到甲板上以固定小船。
较非正式，强调动作混乱、时间短；grapple 更强调互相抓住不放。
常用于争夺物品或抽象竞争，语气不如 grapple 正式。
语义最宽，不一定是贴身肉搏；要表达“扭打”时选 grapple 更准确。
常带摔跤技巧或运动色彩；grapple 更强调纠缠扭打而非竞技。
grammar · medium
易错句子The two men were locked in grapple for several minutes.
正确表达The two men were locked in a grapple for several minutes.
此处 grapple 意为“（近距离的）扭打、搏斗”（a close hand-to-hand struggle），是可数名词。泛指的单数可数名词前必须加不定冠词 a/an，而汉语名词没有冠词，学习者很容易漏掉，写成 in grapple。
grammar · medium
易错句子The salvage team used two grapple to lift the sunken crate.
正确表达The salvage team used two grapples to lift the sunken crate.
grapple 指“带爪或钩、用来抓住或固定物体的抓钩”时也是可数名词，复数形式为 grapples，要加 -s。汉语名词不随数词改变形态，所以学习者常在 two、three 等数词后仍保留单数原形。
tussle 多指短暂、不太严重的扭打，也常作比喻指争论（如 a tussle over pay）；grapple 作名词时偏重真实的近距离徒手缠斗，语体较正式、偏书面，日常更常用它的动词形式 grapple with。
scuffle 强调突然发生、场面混乱而短促的推搡扭打，常出现在公共场所；grapple 强调双方贴身抓抱的角力，规模更小，也不必然混乱喧闹。
brawl 指多人参与、喧闹混乱的斗殴，常与醉酒、公共场所相关；grapple 是两人或少数人贴身抓扭的搏斗，不含『喧闹群殴』的意思。
陷入扭打；纠缠在一起
The two fighters were locked in a grapple on the ground.
两名斗士在地上扭打在一起。
抓钩；锚钩
They threw a grapple hook over the wall and climbed up.
他们把抓钩甩过墙头，然后爬了上去。
对控制权的争夺
The two rivals had a grapple for control of the company.
两个对手为争夺公司的控制权而展开较量。
grapple + -er
grapple + -ing
grappling + hook
grappling + iron
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