struggling with sth
with 引出挣扎所伴随或面对的事物。
Her struggling with grief lasted for months.
她与悲伤的挣扎持续了数月。
挣扎；奋斗
挣扎的行为
The act or an instance of struggling.
挣扎的行为
The act of one who struggles.
The struggling of the trapped bird touched our hearts.
那只被困小鸟的挣扎触动了我们的心。
用法提示：此处 struggling 为名词，指挣扎的行为，在句中作主语。
After months of struggling, she finally passed her driving test.
经过几个月的挣扎，她终于通过了驾照考试。
用法提示：此处 struggling 为名词，作介词 of 的宾语，表示长期的奋斗过程。
We saw the struggling of the puppy in the pond and ran to help.
我们看到了水池里小狗的挣扎，便跑过去帮忙。
用法提示：此处 struggling 为名词，指挣扎的动作，作 saw 的宾语。
with 引出挣扎所伴随或面对的事物。
Her struggling with grief lasted for months.
她与悲伤的挣扎持续了数月。
不定式说明挣扎的目的或内容。
His struggling to stay awake was obvious to everyone.
他努力保持清醒的挣扎大家都看得出来。
of 短语表示挣扎的发出者。
The struggling of the fish on the deck moved the boy.
甲板上鱼的挣扎感动了那个男孩。
grammar · medium
易错句子Starting a new business was a hard struggling for him.
正确表达Starting a new business was a hard struggle for him.
表示“一件艰难的事、一场奋斗”时，英语用可数名词 struggle，前面可以加 a；struggling 是动词的 -ing 形式，作名词时指“挣扎（的行为）”，习惯上不用 a 来修饰。汉语的“挣扎”不分词形，学习者常把 -ing 形式直接当成可数名词用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He struggling with his homework every night.
正确表达He is struggling with his homework every night.
英语现在进行时必须是 be 动词（am/is/are）+ -ing，缺一不可；汉语的“正在……”只靠“在、正在”表示，没有对应的 be，所以学习者容易漏掉 is。补上 is 才是完整、合法的进行时。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is struggling for keeping up with the class.
正确表达She is struggling to keep up with the class.
struggle 后面接动作时用不定式 to do，不能用 for + doing；汉语说“为了……而挣扎”，学生会照搬“为了”译为 for。把 for keeping 改成 to keep，才是英语表达“费力做某事”的固定结构。
经过一番挣扎
After much struggling, he managed to open the heavy door.
经过一番挣扎，他终于打开了那扇沉重的门。
多年的挣扎
Years of struggling had worn her down.
多年的挣扎使她身心俱疲。
不断的挣扎
Their daily life was a constant struggling against hunger.
他们每天的生活就是与饥饿的不断挣扎。
不再挣扎
At last there was no more struggling, only silence.
终于不再有挣扎，只剩一片寂静。
放弃挣扎
The fish gave up struggling and lay still.
那条鱼放弃了挣扎，静静地躺着。
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