grapple

verb

1. 扭打；搏斗
   to take a firm hold of sb/sth and struggle with them
   1. 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。
   2. They managed to grapple him to the ground.
      他们终于把他摔倒在地。
2. 努力设法解决
   to try hard to find a solution to a problem
   1. 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。
   2. I was grappling to find an answer to his question.
      我正在努力解决他的问题。

1. VERB 努力解决（问题）；设法克服（困难）
   If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.
   1. 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。
2. V-RECIP 扭打;搏斗
   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 .
   1. He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon...
      他正在环礁湖里与一只短吻鳄搏斗。
   2. They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
      他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。

1. 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。
2. He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon
   他正在环礁湖里与一只短吻鳄搏斗。
3. They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
   他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。
4. Managers have learned to grapple with networking, artificial intelligence, computer-aided engineering and manufacturing.
   经理们已经学会了如何应对联网、人工智能、计算机辅助工程和制造。
5. They may have traction with users, but they too will grapple with similar business model challenges.
   它们也许也吸引了大批用户，但同样面临苦苦寻觅商业模式的挑战。
6. At the same time, the world continues to grapple with threats to security from terrorism and piracy.
   同时，我们的安全形势也面临着像恐怖主义、海盗这样的非传统威胁。
7. Brazil continues to grapple with above-target inflation and its attempts to display fiscal consolidation to regain policy credibility.
   巴西仍在竭力应对高于目标水平的通胀，并努力展示财政整固以恢复政策信誉。
8. Rather it's time to grapple with expenses like transportation, health care, food, entertainment and incidentals.
   相反，是时候努力应对交通费、医疗费、伙食费、娱乐费以及其他各种杂费了。
9. Rather than grappling with nature, business leaders would grapple with big ideas.
   商业领袖们不是和自然对抗，而是要和大问题们交锋。
10. He is too tired to try to grapple the fact.
    他太累了，根本不想去考虑事实到底是怎么样了。
11. Third, urban policymakers continue to grapple with problems rooted in the history of residential segregation and racial discrimination.
    第三，都市决策人仍在解决那些在居住分离和种族歧视历史上根深蒂固的问题。
12. 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？
13. It can then try to start 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。
14. We haven't got a hook and grapple.
    但是我们没有吊钩和多爪锚。
15. It comes down to what economists struggle to model and managers grapple with all day: judgment.
    归根结底，这取决于经济学家努力建立模型、经理人整日为之挠头的一个问题：判断。
16. They will grapple with 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。
17. I want to see business people and policymakers grapple with the issues.
    我希望能看到商业人士和政策制定者在讨论问题时唇枪舌剑。
18. We should still be able to get him with the grapple.
    我们仍然可以用抓斗抓住他。
19. Although scientists have done a lot of thinking about global warming, they are just beginning to grapple with the problem of how global warming and solar dimming interact.
    尽管科学家们就全球变暖问题作出了很多思考，但是对地球变暖和太阳光照变弱这两方面怎样发生相互作用的问题的研究才刚刚开始。
20. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict.
    如果它通过了擒抱鉴定，它确定抓住并能够使用压缩。
21. On the way of study, we must be ready to grapple with many difficulties.
    在求学的道路上，我们准备克服很多的困难。
22. He did not at all grapple with the real question.
    他根本没有设法处理真正的问题。
23. Grappled with their consciences; grapple with the political realities of our time.
    与他们的良知抗争；与我们这个时代的政治现实抗争。
24. He grapple with the problem for an hour before he solve it.
    他费了一个小时才解出了那道题。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. Now they are pulling back as they grapple with the problems at home.
    如今为解决国内问题，它们正在逐步将这些资金撤回。
28. But the financial issues that the extremely affluent grapple with are complex and far-reaching.
    但极端富有者面对的财务问题其实十分复杂且影响深远。
29. But am I serious enough to grapple with all this on my own?
    但是我有足够认真来独自应对这一切吗？
30. Don't practice with boxing gloves; use UFC type open-palm gloves so you can grapple with your trainer.
    练习时不要戴拳击手套；使用UFC式的分指手套，这样你可以与教练扭打。

noun

1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
   1. they had a fierce wrestle
   2. we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully

   Synonym:    wrestlewrestlinggrapplinghand-to-hand struggle

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

   Synonym:    clamshell

3. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding

   Synonym:    grapnelgrapplergrappling hookgrappling iron

verb

1. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
   1. the two men grappled with each other for several minutes

   Synonym:    grip

2. come to terms with
   1. We got by on just a gallon of gas
   2. They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

   Synonym:    copeget bymake outmake docontenddealmanage