struggling

1. VERB 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.
   1. They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity...
      他们不得不同一切困境做斗争。
   2. 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 斗争;奋斗;努力
   A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights.
   1. Life became a struggle for survival.
      生活成了一场奋力求生的斗争。
   2. ...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
   3. 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 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.
   1. I struggled, but he was a tall man, well-built.
      我使劲挣扎，但他又高又壮。
4. V-RECIP 搏斗;扭打
   If two people struggle with each other, they fight.
   1. 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”。
   2. 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！
   3. There were signs that she struggled with her attacker.
      现场有她和攻击者扭打过的痕迹。
   4. Struggle is also a noun.
      
   5. 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 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.
   1. I could see the young boy struggling to free himself...
      我看到小男孩正在奋力挣脱。
   2. 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 艰难地行进
   If you struggle somewhere, you succeed in moving there, but only with great difficulty.
   1. 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。
   2. Catherine struggled to her feet...
      凯瑟琳艰难地站起来。
   3. 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 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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 费力的事;难事
   An action or activity that is a struggle is very difficult to do.
   1. Losing weight was a terrible struggle.
      减肥是一件非常艰难的事。

1. Kenny, struggling with too many chairs, moved crabwise towards the door.
   肯尼在许多椅子中间艰难穿行，像螃蟹一样横着向门口挪去。
2. Tired old trucks were struggling up the road below us, belching black smoke
   破旧的卡车冒着黑烟艰难地沿着我们下方的公路往上爬。
3. This old lady was struggling out of the train and I said, 'Oh, can I help you?'
   我看见这位老太太正颤巍巍地下火车，就问：“嗯，我来帮您一把吗？”
4. Virginia was still struggling to be a conscientious and dedicated mother.
   弗吉尼娅还在尽力成为一位勤勤恳恳、全心奉献的母亲。
5. Cal took a long, deep breath, struggling to control his own emotions
   卡尔深长地吸了一口气，努力控制自己的情绪。
6. Many struggling firms are ready to break the law by dodging tax.
   很多挣扎求生的企业不惜违法逃税。
7. He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.
   他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。
8. The company has been struggling to hang onto its sales force.
   公司一直竭力想留住自己的销售团队。
9. The tactic could well help invigorate a struggling campaign.
   该策略会非常有助于促进处境艰难的竞选活动。
10. They were dragged away struggling and kicking
    他们被拖走时挣扎着又踢又蹬。
11. We've been struggling for years and it's a real kick in the teeth to see a new band make it ahead of us.
    我们奋斗了多年，看到一支新的乐队反而超越了我们，真让人大失所望。
12. It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
    想到你一个人苦苦挣扎，我很难过。
13. He has submitted a bid to resuscitate the struggling magazine.
    他已经投标来拯救这个岌岌可危的周刊。
14. When I began to compete again, I was struggling with my run-up.
    当我重新参赛后，我要解决助跑这一项。
15. When your child is struggling for life, you feel this overwhelming sense of guilt
    当你的孩子在挣扎求生时，你会感到非常内疚。
16. 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！
17. I could see the young boy struggling to free himself
    我看到小男孩正在奋力挣脱。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
    海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。
21. They were hard times and his parents had been struggling to raise their family
    那是段艰苦时期，他父母一直艰辛地养家糊口。
22. Where in the world were you when I was struggling for my life?
    我挣扎求生的时候，你究竟在哪儿？
23. The hunters were closing in on the struggling wild boar.
    猎人们向在挣扎中的野猪靠拢。
24. The labouring man has been struggling to achieve a place in the sun.
    这个劳动者一直在为改善境遇而斗争。
25. We are struggling with backwardness.
    我们正在和落后现象作斗争。
26. Private businesses have been struggling for decades, and rural economies have taken a big hit.
    私营企业已经苦苦挣扎了几十年，农村经济受到了巨大冲击。
27. I'm really struggling to get this right because it's important to me.
    我真的是费劲力气要把这件事情搞清楚，因为这对我来说太重要了。
28. But we struggling, fighting to eat.
    我们战斗没了吃饭而战斗。
29. All the governments are struggling with this, he said.
    他说：各国政府都在与网络犯罪作斗争。

adj

1. engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
   1. a financially struggling theater
   2. struggling artists