剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - struggle collapse

struggle
/'strʌg.l/
verb
EFFORT 努力
E [I]
* to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something
奋斗,努力,拼搏

1. [+ to infinitive] The dog had been struggling to get free of the wire noose.
那只狗一直拼命想挣脱金属套索。

2. I've been struggling to understand this article all afternoon.
我琢磨了整整一个下午,想弄懂这篇文章的意思。

3. Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.
湖水水位下降时,鱼会拼命挣扎求生。

struggle along/through/out, etc.
* to move somewhere with great effort
沿…艰难行进/奋力通过/艰难地从…中挣扎出来等

1. He struggled along the rough road holding his son.
他抱着儿子在崎岖不平的路上艰难行进。

2. By this time he'd managed to struggle out of bed.
此时他已经挣扎着下了床。

[I] informal
* to be in danger of failing or being defeated
有失败的危险,苦苦挣扎

1. After the first half, United were really struggling at 1-3 down.
上半场过后,联队1比3落后,形势危急。

/'strʌg.l/
verb
FIGHT 打斗
A [I]
* to fight, especially with your hands
打斗,争斗;(尤指)扭打

1. He struggled with his attacker who then ran off.
他和袭击他的人扭打起来,后来那个人跑了。

A [I usually + adv/prep]
* to use a lot of effort to defeat someone, prevent something, or achieve something
斗争,抗争

1. For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted.
她与传统势力抗争多年,力图使自己的学说得到认可。

/'strʌg.l/
verb
phrasal verb struggle on
* to continue dealing with a difficult situation or to continue doing something difficult
竭力坚持下去,勉强维持

1. When Bobbie leaves, we'll have to struggle on until we find a replacement.
鲍比离开后,我们得努力坚持下去,直到找到接替他的人为止。

/'strʌg.l/
noun [C]
EFFORT 努力
I
* a very difficult task that you can do only by making a great effort
奋斗,努力,拼搏

1. It was a terrible struggle for him to accept her death.
他经过一番痛苦的挣扎才接受了她已死的事实。

2. The people of this country will continue in their struggle for independence.
这个国家的人民将会继续为争取独立而奋斗。

3. [+ to infinitive] She never gave up the struggle to have her son freed from prison.
她从未放弃将儿子营救出狱的努力。

4. It's going to be an uphill struggle (= very difficult) to get your ideas accepted.
要使人们接受你的想法将会非常困难。

/'strʌg.l/
noun [C]
FIGHT 打斗
I
* a physical or mental fight
争斗(身体或精神的争斗)

1. a struggle with an armed robber
和持械劫匪的搏斗

2. the struggle between good and evil
善恶之争

3. Clearly there will be a power struggle within the party.
很明显,党内将出现一场权力之争。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - struggle collapse

struggle ★★★★☆
1.VERB 动词奋力;努力;尽力 If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed.

【语法信息】:V prep

【语法信息】:V to-inf

【语法信息】:Also V
  • They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity...

    他们不得不同一切困境做斗争。

  • Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills.

    那些失业的人们想方设法以支付超市的账单。

2.N-VAR 可变名词斗争;奋斗;努力 A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights.

【搭配模式】:oft N prep
  • Life became a struggle for survival.

    生活成了一场奋力求生的斗争。

  • ...a young lad's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family...

    年轻的小伙子为了支撑他贫困的家庭所作的努力

  • He is currently locked in a power struggle with his Prime Minister.

    他目前陷入了一场同总理的权力之争当中。

3.VERB 动词挣扎;努力挣脱 If you struggle when you are being held, you twist, kick, and move violently in order to get free.

【语法信息】:V
  • I struggled, but he was a tall man, well-built.

    我使劲挣扎,但他又高又壮。

4.V-RECIP 相互动词搏斗;扭打 If two people struggle with each other, they fight.

【语法信息】:pl-n V

【语法信息】:pl-n V for n

【语法信息】:V with n
  • She screamed at him to 'stop it' as they struggled on the ground...

    他们在地上扭打成一团,她向他尖叫着“别打了”。

  • We were struggling for the gun when it went off!...

    我们正在争夺那把枪,这时它突然走火了!

  • There were signs that she struggled with her attacker.

    现场有她和攻击者扭打过的痕迹。

  • Struggle is also a noun.
    • He died in a struggle with prison officers less than two months after coming to Britain.

      来英国不到两个月,他就在一次与狱警的打斗中丧命了。

5.VERB 动词艰难地做;吃力地做 If you struggle to move yourself or to move a heavy object, you try to do it, but it is difficult.

【语法信息】:V to-inf

【语法信息】:V prep
  • I could see the young boy struggling to free himself...

    我看到小男孩正在奋力挣脱。

  • I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter.

    我提着行李艰难地走着,迫切地寻找着搬运工。

6.VERB 动词艰难地行进 If you struggle somewhere, you succeed in moving there, but only with great difficulty.

【语法信息】:V prep/adv
  • The pilot struggled out of the wreck almost uninjured...

    飞行员艰难地从失事的飞机中爬出来,几乎没有受伤。

  • Catherine struggled to her feet...

    凯瑟琳艰难地站起来。

  • I struggled into a bathrobe and staggered down the stairs.

    我挣扎着穿上浴衣,踉跄地下了楼。

7.VERB 动词勉力维持;挣扎 If a person or organization is struggling, they are likely to fail in what they are doing, even though they might be trying very hard.

【语法信息】:V to-inf

【语法信息】:V prep

【语法信息】:V

【搭配模式】:only cont
  • The company is struggling to find buyers for its new product...

    该公司正竭力为其新产品寻找买主。

  • One in five young adults was struggling with everyday mathematics... 1/5

    的年轻人做日常的数学计算都费劲。

  • By the 1960s, many shipyards were struggling.

    到 20 世纪 60 年代,许多造船厂都在勉强支撑。

8.N-SING 单数名词费力的事;难事 An action or activity that is a struggle is very difficult to do.

【搭配模式】:a N
  • Losing weight was a terrible struggle.

    减肥是一件非常艰难的事。

相关词组:
struggle on

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - struggle collapse

struggle
strug·gle / 5strQ^l / verb1. ~ (for sth) to try very hard to do sth when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems
   奋斗;努力;争取:
   [V]
   a country struggling for independence
   为独立而奋斗的国家
   Shona struggled for breath.
   肖娜艰难地喘着气。
   life as a struggling artist (= six who is very poor)
   一个生活难以温饱的艺术家
   [V to inf]
   They struggled just to pay their bills.
   他们辛苦所得仅敷日用。
2. [V +adv. / prep.] to move somewhere or do sth with difficulty
   艰难地行进;吃力地进行:
   I struggled up the hill with the heavy bags.
   我背着几个沉重的包吃力地爬上山去。
   Paul struggled out of his wheelchair.
   保罗挣扎着下了轮椅。
3. [V] ~ (against / with sb / sth) to fight against sb / sth in order to prevent a bad situation or result
   斗争;抗争:
   He struggled against cancer for ten years.
   他同癌症抗争了两年。
   Lisa struggled with her conscience before talking to the police.
   莉萨经过一番良心上的斗争,终于对警方说了。
4. [V] ~ (with sb) to fight sb or try to get away from them
   搏斗;扭打;挣扎脱身:
   Ben and Jack struggled together on the grass.
   本和杰克在草地上扭打起来。
   I struggled and screamed for help.
   我挣扎着,高声呼救。
   James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders.
   詹姆斯在同几个劫匪搏斗时嘴上捱了打。
   How did she manage to struggle free ?
   她是如何设法逃脱的?
5. [V] ~ (with sb) (for sth) to compete or argue with sb, especially in order to get sth
   争夺;辩论:
   rival leaders struggling for power
   互相对立的领导人争夺权力
 PHRASAL VERBS 
7struggle a'long / 'on
   to continue despite problems
   在困难中坚持;勉力维持noun1. [C] ~ (with sb) (for / against sth) | ~ (with sb) (to do sth) | ~ (between A and B) a hard fight in which people try to obtain or achieve sth, especially sth that sb else does not want them to have
   斗争;奋斗;努力:
   a power / leadership struggle
   争夺权力;领导权的斗争
   a struggle for independence
   为独立的斗争
   the struggle between good and evil
   善恶之争
   He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
   为取得对公司的控制权,他正同对手进行一场激烈的斗争。
   She will not give up her children without a struggle.
   她不会轻易放弃自己的孩子。
note at campaign
2. [C] a physical fight between ten people or groups of people, especially when six of them is trying to escape, or to get sth from the other
   搏斗;扭打;(尤指)抢夺,挣扎脱身:
   There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
   在凶杀现场没有搏斗痕迹。
note at fight
3. [sing.] ~ (to do sth) something that is difficult for you to do or achieve
   难事
   SYN  effort :
   It was a real struggle to be ready on time.
   要按时做好准备确非易事。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - struggle collapse

struggle

I. noun

1. fight

ADJECTIVE epic, great, life-and-death, titanic | bitter, desperate, fierce, heroic, violent There were the sounds of a desperate ~. | continuing, ongoing | protracted | unequal (esp. BrE) | armed The group supported the armed ~ against the dictator. | class, internecine Marx wrote about the class ~. | inner, internal The author illustrates the inner ~s of this complicated woman. | The party is locked in an internal ~. | economic, ideological, leadership, liberation, political, power, revolutionary

VERB + STRUGGLE begin, end | join, take up They took up the ~ against racism. | carry on, wage | be engaged in, be locked in species engaged in a life-or-death ~ with the environment | lead | lose, win | put up If someone snatched your bag, would you put up a ~?

STRUGGLE + VERB ensue, take place | continue, go on | intensify

PREPOSITION in a/the ~ One of the guards was hurt in the ~. | without a ~ She won't give up without a ~. | ~ against the ~ against oppression | ~ between the ~ between good and evil | ~ for the long ~ for democracy | ~ over a ~ over the property | ~ with He was involved in a ~ with the police.

PHRASES a sign of a ~ The police said that there was no sign of a ~ by the murder victim. | years of ~ After 150 years of ~ against colonial rule, the country won its independence.

2. great effort

ADJECTIVE great, hard, real, uphill It will be an uphill ~ to maintain exports at the current level. | long | ceaseless, constant, daily, endless the daily ~ for survival

VERB + STRUGGLE face, have We had a real ~ to get everything into the suitcase. | give up I've given up the ~ to keep my house clean.

PHRASES a bit of a ~ It was a bit of a ~ for me to get there so early.

II. verb

1. try very hard to do sth

ADVERB desperately, hard, manfully, mightily (esp. AmE), painfully, valiantly He ~d desperately to get to the shore. | He ~d hard to keep the boat upright. | a little | constantly | on She ~d on despite the pain.

VERB + STRUGGLE have to

PREPOSITION against The small boat ~d against the waves. | along, down, up They ~d up the hill. | for Shona ~d for breath. | through The family ~d through the next few years.

PHRASES ~ to your feet She ~d to her feet and set off after him.

2. have great difficulties

ADVERB badly The team ~d badly last season. | really He was really struggling in geometry. | clearly, obviously | financially I was unemployed and struggling financially. | defensively (esp. AmE), offensively (AmE) (both sports)

PREPOSITION through, with I'm really struggling with this essay.

PHRASES ~ to make ends meet For years, she ~d to make ends meet.

3. fight sb/try to get away from sb

ADVERB fiercely, furiously, violently She ~d furiously but could not get away. | together Ben and Jack ~d together on the grass.

PREPOSITION against She ~d against her attacker. | with He was hit in the mouth as he ~d with the raiders.

PHRASES ~ free The attacker's victim managed to ~ free.

Struggle is used with these nouns as the subject: country, economy, industry, side

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - struggle collapse

struggle verb
compete (struggle for control) fight2 (struggle with an intruder) resist (struggle against cancer) try1 (struggle to pay the bills)
struggle noun
campaign (the struggle between good and evil) effort (It was a real struggle to be ready on time.) fight (a violent struggle)

新牛津英语同义词词典 - struggle collapse

struggle

verb
1 they struggled to make sense of the words
STRIVE , try hard, endeavour, make every effort, spare no effort, exert oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, battle, labour, toil, strain, bend over backwards, put oneself out; informal go all out, give it one's best shot, put one's back into it, plug away, peg away; Brit. informal graft; formal essay.


2 James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders
FIGHT , grapple, wrestle, scuffle, brawl, spar, exchange blows, come to blows; informal scrap; Scottish informal swedge.


3 research teams struggle to be first to the finish
COMPETE , contend, contest, vie, fight, battle, clash, wrangle, jockey, lock horns, cross swords, war, wage war, feud.


4 she struggled over the dunes
SCRAMBLE , flounder, stumble; make one's way with difficulty, drag oneself, fight one's way, battle, battle one's way, labour.


noun
1 the continuing struggle for justice
ENDEAVOUR , striving, effort, exertion, labour, work, toiling, pains;
CAMPAIGN , battle, crusade, drive, push, movement; Brit. informal graft.


2 we were able to apprehend the gang without a struggle
FIGHT , scuffle, brawl, tussle, wrestling match, sparring match, wrestling bout, bout, skirmish, fracas, melee, affray, encounter, disturbance, breach of the peace; informal scrap, barney, set-to, dust-up, punch-up, ruction, free-for-all, argy-bargy; Brit. informal bust-up, ding-dong; Scottish informal swedge.


3 a third of the population perished in the struggle
CONFLICT , fight, battle, armed conflict, combat, confrontation, clash, skirmish, encounter, engagement;
HOSTILITIES , fighting, war, warfare, campaign, crusade; informal scrap.


4 an unresolved struggle within the leadership
CONTEST , competition, battle, fight, clash, feud; contention, vying, rivalry, strife, friction, feuding, conflict.


5 life has been a struggle for me
EFFORT , labour, problem, trial, trouble, stress, strain, bother, battle; informal grind, hassle, pain.

词源记忆 - struggle collapse

struggle 努力,斗争,奋斗,争取
来自中古英语struglen, 努力,斗争,进一步词源不详,可能与strive 有词源上的联系。-le, 表反复。