a struggling + 名词（指人）
a struggling 后面接表示人的单数名词，指在贫困或默默无闻中努力打拼的人。
He was a struggling artist before his paintings became famous.
在他的画作成名之前，他是个苦苦挣扎的艺术家。
挣扎的；奋斗的；努力摆脱困境的
努力克服(尤指贫困或默默无闻)的；奋斗的；努力的；苦斗的
engaged in a struggle, especially to overcome poverty or obscurity
努力克服(尤指贫困或默默无闻)的；奋斗的
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
Many struggling families in our town rely on the food bank.
我们镇上许多挣扎中的家庭依靠食物银行。
用法提示：此处 struggling 为形容词，修饰 families，表示‘挣扎中的、生活困难的’。
She donated part of her salary to help a struggling student buy textbooks.
她捐出部分工资，帮助一名经济困难的学生购买课本。
用法提示：struggling 修饰 student，作定语，表示‘经济困难、努力求学的’。
The struggling bookstore finally closed after years of declining sales.
这家经营困难的书店在销售多年下滑后终于关门了。
用法提示：struggling 修饰 bookstore，表示‘经营困难的、挣扎求存的’。
a struggling 后面接表示人的单数名词，指在贫困或默默无闻中努力打拼的人。
He was a struggling artist before his paintings became famous.
在他的画作成名之前，他是个苦苦挣扎的艺术家。
直接放在复数名词前，不加冠词，泛指处境艰难的群体。
The charity provides free meals for struggling families.
这家慈善机构为生活困难的家庭提供免费餐食。
也可修饰经济、行业等非人的事物，表示其不景气、陷入困境。
The government is trying to revive the struggling economy.
政府正试图重振陷入困境的经济。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a struggle artist trying to sell her paintings.
正确表达She is a struggling artist trying to sell her paintings.
修饰名词 artist 要用形容词 struggling，表示‘为摆脱贫困或默默无闻而奋斗的’。汉语‘奋斗的’没有词形变化，学生容易直接拿名词或动词 struggle 来作定语，但英语中 struggle 不能直接放在名词前修饰名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are a struggled family living on a low income.
正确表达They are a struggling family living on a low income.
表示‘正在困境中挣扎奋斗的’这一持续状态，要用现在分词形容词 struggling。struggled 是过去分词，作定语时常含被动或完成意味，不能表示‘正在挣扎的’，所以这里必须改用 struggling。
苦苦挣扎、尚未成名的艺术家
The gallery gives struggling artists a chance to show their work.
这家画廊给苦苦挣扎的艺术家们一个展示作品的机会。
生活困难的家庭
The charity provides meals for struggling families in the neighborhood.
这家慈善机构为社区里生活困难的家庭提供餐食。
学习吃力的学生
The teacher spends extra time with struggling students.
这位老师花额外的时间辅导学习吃力的学生。
陷入困境的经济
The government announced new measures to revive the struggling economy.
政府宣布了新措施以重振陷入困境的经济。
经营困难的企业
Many struggling businesses were forced to close last year.
去年许多经营困难的企业被迫关门。
默默无闻、苦苦打拼的演员
He worked as a waiter while he was a struggling actor.
他当苦苦打拼的演员时还兼职做服务员。
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