grapple

• vi. 抓住；格斗；抓斗机
• vt. 抓住；与…格斗
• n. 抓住；格斗

词源同grab, grasp. 由抓住引申义扭打，搏斗。

1. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

3. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat;

"they had a fierce wrestle"

"we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

grapple (n.)

"iron hook for fastening one thing to another," late 13c., from Old French grapil "hook" (see grapnel).

grapple (v.)

1520s, "seize and hold fast," originally in reference to a ship, by means of a grapple, from grapple (n.). Extended sense of "battle, struggle in close contact" (usually with with) is from 1580s of persons, 1630s of immaterial things. Related: Grappled; grappling. Grappling hook is from 1620s.

I was grappling to find an answer to his question.

我正在努力解决他的问题。

牛津词典

The new government has yet to grapple with the problem of air pollution.

新政府还需尽力解决空气污染问题。

牛津词典

They managed to grapple him to the ground.

他们终于把他摔倒在地。

牛津词典

Passers-by grappled with the man after the attack.

袭击之后过路人便与这男人扭打起来。

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They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.

他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon...

他正在环礁湖里与一只短吻鳄搏斗。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.

经济问题只是该国正竭力解决的几个关键问题之一。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The vulgarians with whom Lily and Ralph grapple unsuccessfully are accurately and acidly observed.

莉莉和拉尔夫与一些庸俗的人周旋没有成功,她把那些庸俗人的形象勾画得精确而锐利.

辞典例句

But the new president's most urgent task will be to grapple with the economic crisis.

但是,这位新总统的当务之急将是全力应对眼下这场经济危机.

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Many investigators had grapple with the problem, usually with poor results.

许多研究人员曾设法解决这个问题, 但是往往没有好结果.

辞典例句

As for himself, he was too tired to grapple fundamentally with the fact.

就他自己来说, 他太累了,根本不想去考虑问题的实质.

辞典例句

There is every reason for society to undertake programs that grapple with these problems.

社会确实没有任何理由不尽一切努力解决好这些问题.

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He had weight and might be expected to grapple with a disease and throw it.

他威风凛凛,看样子就是一个可以与疾病博斗,把它制服的勇士.

辞典例句

With lightning feint, one after another pair finally seized hold and began to grapple.

一对对摔跤手采取声东击西的佯攻手法,使对方猝不及防,终于揪住了对方,开始搏斗起来.

辞典例句

In his current role, Professor Lyons has had to grapple with another financial crisis.

作为哈斯商学院的院长,里昂教授必须应对另一场金融危机.

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Grapple over the wall, run to the back and grapple onto the upper balcony.

翻墙进去跑到后面然后用抓钩上到上层的阳台.

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He no longer wishes to grapple furiously with his universe.

他已不再愿意同他的环境奋力博斗了.

辞典例句

If it wins the grapple check , it establishes a hold and can constrict.

如果它通过了擒抱鉴定, 它将紧握并能够压缩.

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When the snipe and the clam grapple , it is the fisherman who profits.

Suggestion:鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利.

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He did not at all grapple with the real question.

他根本没有设法处理真正的问题.

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It will take a brave politician to grapple with the inequalities in the tax laws.

需要一个勇敢的政治家才能与税务法方面的不平等现象作斗争.

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It can then try to a grapple as a free action without provoking attacks of opportunity.

然后它能够尝试一次擒抱,作为一个不挑起机会攻击的自由动作.

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And we must also grapple with the issue of anonymousspeech.

我们还必须解决匿名发表言论的问题.

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It is with these problems that Europe now has to grapple.

欧洲现在必须对付的就是这些问题.

辞典例句

They will grapple a lack of capacity until It'starts to impede the business.

直到电脑能力开始妨碍公司的业务发展,它们才会去解决问题.

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Shall we grapple and lay their ship aboard?

我们要不要钩住并靠近他们的船,以便与之作战?

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He did all he could to grapple with the enemy.

他奋力与敌人拼杀.

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MCT rebreather, MCT grapple hooks , Diving Communication System , Grapple hook Air Launcher, MCT Diver Life preserver.

警察反恐无泡水肺,钛合金及碳化纤维爪钩,水底通话器, 气动爪钩发射器, 反恐潜水救生衣.

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