Word · Frequency #11170
grappling
努力解决；尽力应对
grappling is the present participle of grapple.
To struggle to deal with or understand a difficult problem or issue.
- 1.
To seize something and hold it firmly.
抓住某物并紧握不放。
- 2.
To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
用抓钩固定；(引申)固定；牢固结合
- 3.
To wrestle or tussle.
摔跤或扭打
- 4.
To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
攀爬(无论是用抓钩和绳索,还是徒手等)
- 5.
To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
思考并深入评估问题；努力处理
- 6.
To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
使用抓钩(例如尝试寻找、钩住并提升网或电缆)
- 7.
To hook and raise with a grapple.
用抓钩钩住并提升
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
In use
She grappled with the decision to move abroad for weeks.
The team is grappling with how to finish the project on time.
He had to grapple with his fear of public speaking before the presentation.
Verb forms
base grapple · third person grapples · -ing grappling · past grappled · past participle grappled
Connections
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
- 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。
Learner notes
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”。
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。
Grammar Note
常与with连用表示努力克服或扭打
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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