Grapple
[ 'græpl ]
第5级
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vt. 抓住，捉牢;搏斗;与…格斗;用铁锚（铁钩）钩住;
vi. 抓住;格斗;
n. 扭打，格斗;紧握;抓机，抓斗;与…格斗;
📝 例句
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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ apple-苹果,grapple-扭打:两个小孩为了苹果扭打起来了
※ grapple-扭打,grape-葡萄:扭打的两人如葡萄藤缠在架上
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
grapple
v[I, Ipr]
~ (with sb/sth)
1 seize (an opponent) firmly and try to fight 扭住（对手）格斗; 扭打
She grappled with her assailant but he got away. 她与袭击者扭打而他却逃走了.
2 (fig 比喻) work hard to overcome (a difficulty) 努力克服（困难）
He has been grappling with the problem for a long time. 他长期以来一直努力解决该问题.
🔁 扩展释义
*[græpl]vt. 抓住, 掌握vi. 抓住, 掌握n. 抓住, 系紧, 掌握, 与...扭打
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Are you going to be reviewing the show, Mitchell?
你会评论这项展览吗 Mitchell
Every door may be shut but death's door.
除了死门外，每门都可关。
John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!
约翰去找银行经理，经理把约翰的钱包和纸币的残留物送到英国银行在纽卡斯尔的一个专门部门——残钞鉴别组。