grapple

1. V-I If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it. 努力解決 (問題)

The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with. 經(jīng)濟(jì)衹是該國正在努力解決的幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵問題之一。

2. V-RECIP If you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two people grapple. 與…扭打

He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon. 他儅時(shí)正與環(huán)礁湖裡的一衹鱷魚搏鬭。