struggle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++strug·gle1 /ˈstrʌɡəl/ ●●○ W3 verb [intransitive] 1 FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult 奋斗，拼搏struggle to do something She’s struggling to bring up a family alone. 她独自一人艰难地养活一家人。struggle with The airline is struggling with high costs. 航空公司在努力应付高成本。struggle for Millions of people are struggling for survival. 千千万万的人在挣扎求生。struggle against Firms are struggling against a prolonged recession. 各公司在经济长期衰退的情况下苦苦挣扎。► see thesaurus at try2 a) to fight someone who is attacking you or holding you, especially so that you can escape 〔尤指为逃脱而与他人〕搏斗struggle with James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the burglars. 詹姆斯在和入室盗贼搏斗时嘴部被击 中。struggle to do something She struggled to free herself. 她极力想挣脱开去。 b) if two people struggle, they fight each other for something, especially something one of them is holding 争斗，争抢struggle for They struggled for possession of the gun. 他们拼命争抢那把枪。FIGHT3 DIFFICULTto move somewhere with great difficulty 艰难地〔向某处〕行进struggle up/out of/into etc Walkers were struggling up the dusty track. 行人在满是尘土的小径上艰难行走。4 to be likely to fail, even though you are trying very hard 挣扎 The team has been struggling all season. 整个赛季球队都打得很艰难。a struggling artist/writer/business 挣扎求生的艺术家/作家/公司5 struggle on phrasal verb TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto continue doing something that you find very difficult or tiring 挣扎着坚持下去 He struggled on despite his condition. 尽管处于这样的状况，他仍然努力坚持下去。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
struggle• I struggled and shouted as he dragged me out into the corridor.• She tried to struggle but he put his hand over her mouth.• The victim had obviously struggled furiously against her attacker.• Johnny is struggling in school.• In a small way, private schemes also exist in Maryland and Ohio, though these too have been struggling of late.• The couple had struggled to convince the public of their sincerity.• Vince struggled to free himself from the policeman's grip.• Sethe slid to the floor and struggled to get back into her dress.• Ally Mauchlen, substituted on Saturday with a groin strain, is also struggling to make it.• When you are first struggling to make your business a success, you are particularly vulnerable.• Underresourced hospitals struggle to provide medicines and care.• It seems that he struggled with the robber and got quite seriously hurt.struggle to do something• She struggled to express her feelings.• Meanwhile, consultants struggle to get the right metaphor.• His hair was dark brown and he was struggling to grow a mustache that only made him look like a fugitive.• She struggled to her feet; lightheaded and leg-weary, she collapsed at the foot of her parents kang.• I swallowed hard and struggled to keep from crying.• I found my father struggling to lift one end of an enormous chest of drawers.• Non-college women with children struggling to make ends meet have a different agenda from that of single college-educated women with hot careers.• The evening's proceedings struggle to match up to Jesse's performance.• Ruthin struggled to post 107-9, the biggest single contribution of 16 coming in extras.• Underresourced hospitals struggle to provide medicines and care.• Who is he, I wonder, as I struggle to superimpose a young face on his middle-aged features.• Animals face a real struggle to survive in these harsh conditions.• There are too many families struggling to survive on low incomes.struggle to do something• Meanwhile, consultants struggle to get the right metaphor.• His hair was dark brown and he was struggling to grow a mustache that only made him look like a fugitive.• She struggled to her feet; lightheaded and leg-weary, she collapsed at the foot of her parents kang.• Non-college women with children struggling to make ends meet have a different agenda from that of single college-educated women with hot careers.• The evening's proceedings struggle to match up to Jesse's performance.• Ruthin struggled to post 107-9, the biggest single contribution of 16 coming in extras.• Underresourced hospitals struggle to provide medicines and care.• Who is he, I wonder, as I struggle to superimpose a young face on his middle-aged features.struggle up/out of/into etc• I struggled up into a sitting position, my back resting against a chair.• Encased in dry-suits, they struggled out into the bay to come crashing in on their boards.• Alice struggled out of the flimsy pink nightgown and tossed it at the foot of the bed.struggle2 ●●○ W3 noun [countable] 1 FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethinga long hard fight to get freedom, political rights etc 〔为争取自由、政治权利等而进行的〕斗争，奋斗struggle for a struggle for survival 为生存而奋斗 a power struggle between forces favoring and opposing change 赞成改革和反对改革的两股势力之间的权力斗争2 a long period of time in which you try to deal with a difficult problem 〔长期艰苦的〕奋斗struggle with/against She spoke of her struggles with shyness. 她谈到了自己是如何努力克服羞怯的。3 FIGHTa fight between two people for something, or an attempt by one person to escape from the other 扭打，搏斗；挣扎脱身 Police said there were no signs of a struggle. 警方说没有搏斗的迹象。4. be a struggle (for somebody) DIFFICULTif something is a struggle, you find it very difficult to do （对某人而言）是困难[费劲]的事Examples from the Corpus
struggle• No more are we just reacting, helpless pawns in a struggle between the medical profession and death.• Eva had seen the hard financial struggle her parents had faced.• Isolation, the call for a lonely struggle against hostile critics, will not help.• I cut through shallow, sandy hills, but the struggle was anaesthetized by day-dreams.• If you persist in bringing to us your iron and flame, the struggle will be long.• It is the struggle to suppress our pain which really hurts.• He devoted his life to the struggle against fascism and oppression.• Many freedom fighters were imprisoned, but they never gave up the struggle.• The struggle with the skirmishers lasted all morning, with additional blue columns arriving on the field from time to time.• Stein and Eberhardt are not alone in their struggles.• Nkrumah led the people in their struggle for independence.• The suspect died after a violent struggle with police officers.power struggle• In the winter of 1926-7 a power struggle brought it to the attention of the police.• Will there be a power struggle between Parks and the business side in their presentations to Willes?• Meanwhile Newcastle have delivered a bizarre snub to the losers in the bitter power struggle against chairman Sir John Hall.• It is a patchwork of well-tested rules, long-forgotten power struggles, and reactionary humbug.• The patron can call on his clients for active support, a facet which is important in local power struggles.• I thought of it as the power struggle that goes on in relationships.• The future of the Republican party hangs on the power struggle that will take place over his fallen candidacy.• It was about this time that the power struggle between King Charles I and parliament began to escalate.struggle with/against• Yet this is not the actual struggle with convention going on in these lines.• I made it to the bathroom and struggled with my trousers.• Fred was no reader and he struggled with words.• He struggled with that at times.• It is about individual struggles with social revolution.• Kelly's struggle with cancer• More importantly, she continued to struggle with the increasingly demanding role of Mrs Hoffman.• With time to kill at the airport, I occupied myself smirking at travelers struggling with overcoats.• Polly could see that Jack was struggling with something inside himself but she did not know what it could be.strug·gle1 verbstruggle2 nounChineseSyllable
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struggle
strug‧gle1 W3 /ˈstrʌɡəl/ 
verb [intransitive]
1. to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
struggle to do something
She’s struggling to bring up a family alone.
struggle with
The airline is struggling with high costs.
struggle for
Millions of people are struggling for survival.
struggle against
Firms are struggling against a prolonged recession.
2.
a. to fight someone who is attacking you or holding you, especially so that you can escape
struggle with
James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the burglars.
struggle to do something
She struggled to free herself.
b. if two people struggle, they fight each other for something, especially something one of them is holding
struggle for
They struggled for possession of the gun.
3. to move somewhere with great difficulty
struggle up/out of/into etc
Walkers were struggling up the dusty track.
4. to be likely to fail, even though you are trying very hard:
The team has been struggling all season.
a struggling artist/writer/business
struggle on phrasal verb
to continue doing something that you find very difficult or tiring:
He struggled on despite his condition.
▪ try to take action in order to do something that you may not be able to do: I tried to explain what was wrong. | He tries hard in class, but he’s finding the work difficult.
▪attempt to try to do something, especially something difficult. Attempt is more formal than try and is used especially in written English: Any prisoner who attempts to escape will be shot. | He was attempting to climb one of the world’s highest mountains.
▪do your best to try as hard as you can to do something: We will do our best to help them.
▪make an effort to do something to try to do something, when you find this difficult: It is worth making an effort to master these skills. | She made a big effort to be nice to him.
▪struggle to try very hard to do something that is very difficult, especially for a long time: She’s still struggling to give up smoking. | Many of these families are struggling to survive.
▪strive formal to try very hard to achieve something: The company must constantly strive for greater efficiency.
▪endeavour British English, endeavor American English /ɪnˈdevə $ -ər/ formal to try hard to do something: Each employee shall endeavour to provide customers with the best service possible.
▪have a go/try informal to try to do something, especially when you are not sure that you will succeed: I’m not very good at fixing taps, but I’ll have a go. | Do you want to have another try?
▪see if you can do something spoken to try to do something – used when offering to do something, or suggesting that someone should do something: I’ll see if I can get you a ticket. | See if you can persuade her to come.
struggle2 S3 W3 noun [countable]
1. a long hard fight to get freedom, political rights etc
struggle for
a struggle for survival
a power struggle between forces favoring and opposing change
2. a long period of time in which you try to deal with a difficult problem
struggle with/against
She spoke of her struggles with shyness.
3. a fight between two people for something, or an attempt by one person to escape from the other:
Police said there were no signs of a struggle.
4. be a struggle (for somebody) if something is a struggle, you find it very difficult to do
■ when people try to achieve something
▪fight the process in which people try to stop something bad from happening or to improve a situation: Schools have an important part to play in the fight against drugs. | women’s fight for equality
▪battle a fight to change a situation or deal with a problem in society: The battle against racial discrimination is not over.
▪campaign a planned series of actions intended to achieve something: Motoring organizations started a campaign for safer roads.
▪struggle a long, hard fight for freedom, independence, equal rights etc: Nkrumah led the people in their struggle for independence.
▪crusade someone’s fight against something they think is morally wrong: She intends to continue her crusade against sex and violence on TV.
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verb [intransitive]1. to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
struggle to do something
struggle with
struggle for
struggle against
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a. to fight someone who is attacking you or holding you, especially so that you can escape
struggle with
struggle to do something
b. if two people struggle, they fight each other for something, especially something one of them is holding
struggle for
3. to move somewhere with great difficulty
struggle up/out of/into etc
4. to be likely to fail, even though you are trying very hard:
a struggling artist/writer/business
struggle on phrasal verb
to continue doing something that you find very difficult or tiring:
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noun [countable]1. a long hard fight to get freedom, political rights etc
struggle for
2. a long period of time in which you try to deal with a difficult problem
struggle with/against
3. a fight between two people for something, or an attempt by one person to escape from the other:
4. be a struggle (for somebody) if something is a struggle, you find it very difficult to do
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campaign a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim 指为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列有计划的活动或运动 ：◆ the campaign for parliamentary reform 要求议会改革的运动 ◆ an advertising campaign 广告宣传活动 battle a competition or an argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control 指个人或集体为赢得权力或控制权而进行的较量、争论或斗争 ：◆ She finally won the legal battle for compensation. 她终于赢得了这场要求赔偿的法律斗争。 ◆ the endless battle between man and nature 人与大自然永无休止的斗争 struggle a competition or an argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control 指个人或集体为赢得权力或控制权而进行的较量、争论或斗争 ：◆ the struggle for independence 为独立的斗争 ◆ the struggle between good and evil 正邪之争
battle or struggle? 用 battle 还是 struggle？
drive an organized effort by a group of people to achieve sth 指团体为达到目的而作出的有组织的努力 ：◆ the drive for greater efficiency 为提高效率而作出的努力 ◆ a drive to reduce energy consumption 为减少能源消耗而发起的运动
campaign or drive? 用 campaign 还是 drive？
war [ 指为消灭或阻止有害事物而进行的长期斗争 ：◆ the war against crime 反犯罪活动的斗争 fight [ 指为制止或防止坏事物或为达到好目的而进行的斗争，或指竞赛，尤指体育竞赛 ：◆ Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies. 工人赢得了阻止强制裁员的斗争。
war or fight? 用 war 还是 fight？
A war is about stopping things, like drugs and crime, that everyone agrees are bad. Afight can be about achieving justice for yourself.* war 用于制止人人摒弃的事物（如毒品和犯罪）而进行的斗争；fight 可用于为自己伸张正义而进行的斗争。
Patterns
a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight against stha campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight for stha one-man/one-woman/personal campaign/battle/struggle/wara bitter campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fightto launch/embark on a campaign/battle/driveto lead/continue the campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fightto win/lose a battle/struggle/war/fight
fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force 指搏斗、打斗、打架 ：◆ He got into a fight with a man in the bar. 他在酒吧里和一个男人斗殴。 clash ( a short fight between two groups of peoplejournalism 新闻 （新闻用语）指两群人之间短暂的打斗、打架、冲突 ：◆ Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators. 警方与示威者发生了冲突。 brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place 通常指一群人在公共场合喧闹、斗殴、闹事 ：◆ a drunken brawl in a bar 在酒吧里酒后闹事 struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get sth from the other 指搏斗、扭打，尤指抢夺、挣扎脱身 ：◆ There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene. 在谋杀现场没有打斗痕迹。 scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle 指短暂而不太激烈的扭打、冲突 ：◆ He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer. 他和一名摄影记者发生了肢体冲撞。
Patterns
a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over sthin a fight/brawl/struggle/scufflea violent fight/clash/struggleto be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scufflea fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out