1. 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.

struggle

    e.g. They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity...
           他们不得不同一切困境做斗争。
    e.g. 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. 斗争;奋斗;努力
    A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights.

    e.g. Life became a struggle for survival.
           生活成了一场奋力求生的斗争。
    e.g. ...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. 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.

    e.g. I struggled, but he was a tall man, well-built.
           我使劲挣扎，但他又高又壮。

4. 搏斗;扭打
    If two people struggle with each other, they fight.

    e.g. 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”。
    e.g. 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！

5. 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.

    e.g. I could see the young boy struggling to free himself...
           我看到小男孩正在奋力挣脱。
    e.g. 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. 艰难地行进
    If you struggle somewhere, you succeed in moving there, but only with great difficulty.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. Catherine struggled to her feet...
           凯瑟琳艰难地站起来。

7. 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.

struggle

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

8. 费力的事;难事
    An action or activity that is a struggle is very difficult to do.

    e.g. Losing weight was a terrible struggle.
           减肥是一件非常艰难的事。

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