grapple

vt.

抓住，捉牢；搏斗；与…格斗；用铁锚（铁钩）钩住

vi.

抓住；格斗；

n.

扭打，格斗；紧握；抓机，抓斗；与…格斗

过去式：grappled过去分词：grappled现在分词：grappling第三人称单数：grapples

grapple with v. 扭打；努力克服

1. The fisherman tried to grapple the urn which was floating down the river,but failed.
   渔夫想抓住顺流漂下的罐子，可是没抓住。
2. She grappled with her assailant but her husband got away.
   她与袭击者扭打，而她丈夫却逃走了。
3. He did all he could to grapple with the enemy.
   他奋力与敌人拼杀。
4. He has been grappling with the problem for a long time.
   他长期以来一直努力解决该问题。

1. Use your grapple to grab building parts and weapons.
   用你的抓钩去抓起建筑物品和武器。
2. In his grapple with the small unit he can pretty well count on not being bluffed.
   敌军在与我军小股部队交战中，几乎可以指望自己不上当。
3. This was the context in which the United States attempted to grapple with the dynamics of the Soviet system.
   这就是美国试图同苏维埃制度的原动力搏斗的来龙去脉。

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