Word · Frequency #11170
grappling
努力解决；尽力应对
grappling is the present participle of grapple.
核心释义
To struggle to deal with or understand a difficult problem or issue.
- 1.
抓住某物并紧握不放。
To seize something and hold it firmly.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
摔跤或扭打
To wrestle or tussle.
- 4.
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).
- 5.
思考并深入评估问题；努力处理
To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
- 6.
使用抓钩(例如尝试寻找、钩住并提升网或电缆)
To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
- 7.
用抓钩钩住并提升
To hook and raise with a grapple.
扭打；摔跤；抓住；紧握；固定；使牢固结合；攀爬；用抓钩钩住并吊起
用法In use
She grappled with the decision to move abroad for weeks.
用法提示：动词短语 grappled with 表示长时间努力应对、思索一个难题；此处用过去式。
The team is grappling with how to finish the project on time.
用法提示：现在进行时 is grappling with 表示正在艰难地处理当前问题。
He had to grapple with his fear of public speaking before the presentation.
用法提示：不定式 to grapple with 表示不得不面对并处理内心的恐惧。
grapple with sth
grapple with 后常接问题、困难等抽象名词，强调努力应对而非轻易解决。
The government is grappling with a serious housing shortage.
政府正在努力应对严重的住房短缺问题。
grapple with sb
grapple with sb 指与某人扭打、搏斗；也可引申为与对手或难题正面较量。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grapple with a problem
- 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。
- grapple with an issue
- 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。
- grapple with a question
- 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。
- grapple with a challenge
- 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。
- grapple with an opponent
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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”。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与with连用表示努力克服或扭打
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 grapple /ˈɡræpəl/ 押韵的是 apple /ˈæpəl/ 和 dapple /ˈdæpəl/（重读元音 /æ/ 与后面 /pəl/ 相同）。sample /ˈsæmpəl/、staple /ˈsteɪpəl/、trample /ˈtræmpəl/ 拼写相近但发音不同，注意不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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