struggle

[US]/ˈstrʌɡl/
[UK]/ˈstrʌɡl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 挣扎;奋斗,努力
n. 努力,奋斗;竞争
vt. 使劲移动;尽力使得
Word Forms
过去分词struggled
复数struggles
第三人称单数struggles
现在分词struggling
过去式struggled

Phrases & Collocations

face a struggle

面临挑战

struggle for success

为成功而奋斗

struggle with difficulties

克服困难

constant struggle

持续奋斗

internal struggle

内心挣扎

struggle against oppression

与压迫斗争

struggle for equality

为平等奋斗

struggle through adversity

在逆境中奋斗

struggle for

为…奋斗;为…争斗

struggle against

与…作斗争,和…斗争

struggle with

与…斗争

class struggle

阶级斗争

power struggle

权力斗争

struggle on

挣扎下去

Example Sentences

struggle for a living

为生活而挣扎

the struggle against imperialism.

反帝斗争。

the Jewish struggle for statehood.

犹太人为建立独立国家而斗争。

struggle to one's feet

挣扎着站起来

struggle through the snowstorm

冒着暴风雪前进

a struggle on the economic battlefront.

经济领域的战场

a struggle against nature

与自然界的斗争

a brute struggle for social superiority.

为了取得优越的社会地位而作的不理智的斗争。

the struggle for day-to-day survival.

为了眼前生计的奋斗。

the struggle for national self-definition.

民族独立的斗争。

a power struggle for the leadership.

争夺领导地位的权力之争。

it was a struggle to make herself understood.

使自己被人理解是她的一件难事。

The struggle for independence was long and hard.

为独立而斗争是长期而艰苦的。

struggled to be polite.

尽力地做到礼貌

the struggle against fascism

反法西斯斗争

Real-world Examples

I struggled and struggled, and tried to swim, taking mouthfuls of the sweet honey.

我挣扎了又挣扎,然后试着游泳,喝了几大口甜蜂蜜。

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Doubtless there was a certain struggle and a certain relief.

毫无疑问,有过一番思想斗争,后来也如释重负。

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

Which is always a struggle with a straightforward knife.

笔直的刀总是不好削皮。

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

Poor countries struggle the most with dengue.

贫穷国家应对登革热更加艰难。

Source: VOA Special English Health

Like it was hard, it was a struggle.

意思就是过程很艰难,挺费劲的。

Source: Learning charging station

One, where do you struggle the most?

第一,你最纠结的是什么?

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

So he had launched the arms struggle.

所以他开展了武装斗争。

Source: NPR News May 2016 Compilation

Black Liberation and Puerto Rican independent struggles.

这些团体和我在今天要给你们的讯息。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2015 Collection

Scuff marks suggest that she was struggling.

再看看她身上的骨折。

Source: English little tyrant

Struggling for survival is a human instinct.

求生是人类的本能。

Source: Sixth-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

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