wrestle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wres·tle /ˈresəl/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]FIGHT to fight someone by holding them and pulling or pushing them （与某人）摔跤；扭打wrestle with The two men wrestled with each other. 两名男子互相扭打着。 Police officers wrestled him to the ground. 警察把他扑倒在地。2 [intransitive, transitive]MOVE something OR somebody to move something or try to move it when it is large, heavy, or difficult to move 使劲搬动[移动]〔很大、很重或很难移动的东西〕wrestle with Ray continued to wrestle with the wheel. 雷继续猛扳方向盘。3 wrestle with something DEAL WITHto try to understand or find a solution to a difficult problem 努力解决某事；为某事绞尽脑汁 I have been wrestling with this problem for quite some time. 这个问题我折腾了好久。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

wrestle• The two boys wrestled for a while then gave up, tired.• Fireman John Peck grabbed the blade and wrestled it off the attacker as he lunged at colleagues.• Ted wrestled the top off a can of chicken meat and put it in a bowl with some leftover macaroni and cheese.• His jaw was broken while he tried to wrestle with a drunken bus driver.• She kindly taught me, after that, To wrestle with her on the mat.wrestle with• You boys stop wrestling with each other!• Several passengers were wrestling with their luggage.Origin wrestle Old English wræstlian, from wræstan; → WREST

wres·tle verbChineseSyllable

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wrestle
wres‧tle /ˈresəl/

verb

Language: Old English
Origin: wræstlian, from wræstan; ⇨ wrest

1. [intransitive and transitive] to fight someone by holding them and pulling or pushing them
wrestle with

The two men wrestled with each other.

Police officers wrestled him to the ground.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to move something or try to move it when it is large, heavy, or difficult to move
wrestle with

Ray continued to wrestle with the wheel.
3. wrestle with something to try to understand or find a solution to a difficult problem:

I have been wrestling with this problem for quite some time.

wres·tle

BrE

/ˈresl/

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NAmE

/ˈresl/

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verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

wrestle

BrE

/ˈresl/

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NAmE

/ˈresl/

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present simple - he / she / it

wrestles

BrE

/ˈreslz/

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NAmE

/ˈreslz/

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past simple

wrestled

BrE

/ˈresld/

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NAmE

/ˈresld/

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past participle

wrestled

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/ˈresld/

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NAmE

/ˈresld/

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-ing form

wrestling

BrE

/ˈreslɪŋ/

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NAmE

/ˈreslɪŋ/

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[intransitive

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to fight sb by holding them and trying to throw or force them to the ground, sometimes as a sport 摔跤

◆As a boy he had boxed and wrestled. 他小时候练过拳击和摔跤。

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~ with sb

Armed guards wrestled with the intruder. 武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。

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~ sb (+ adv./prep.)

Shoppers wrestled the raider to the ground. 购物的人把抢劫者摔倒在地上。

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[intransitive

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to struggle to deal with sth that is difficult 奋力对付；努力处理；全力解决

SYN

battle

grapple

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~ (with) sth

She had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem. 她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。

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◆He wrestled with the controls as the plane plunged. 飞机向下冲时，他竭力控制住操纵装置。

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~ to do sth

She has been wrestling to raise the money all year. 她一年来一直在想方设法筹集这笔资金。

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<titled tranID="21" status="1">crash</titled>slam ◇ collide ◇ smash ◇ wreck

These are all words that can be used when sth, especially a vehicle, hits sth else very hard and is damaged or destroyed. 以上各词均含碰撞、撞击之义，尤指撞车。

crash (rather informal) to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this 指（使）物体或交通工具碰撞或撞击：◆I was terrified that the plane would crash. 我很害怕飞机会失事。
slam (sth) into/against sb/sth to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this 指（使）重重地撞上：◆The car skidded and slammed into a tree. 汽车打滑，砰的一声撞到树上。
collide (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into sb/sth else 指交通工具或人碰撞、相撞或撞上：◆The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。
smash (rather informal) to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this; to crash a car 指（使）猛烈撞击、猛烈碰撞或撞车：◆Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window. 飙车抢劫者驾着偷来的汽车撞破商店橱窗。

crash, slam or smash? 用 crash、slam 还是 smash？

Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition. * crash 尤指交通工具碰撞，可不与介词连用：◆We're going to crash, aren't we? 我们要坠毁了，是不是？In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition. * slam 和 smash 表示此义时总是与介词连用：◆We're going to slam/smash, aren't we?They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. Crash can also be used for other things, if used with a preposition. 两词均可用于除交通工具外的范围更广的事物。crash 与介词连用也可用于其他事物：◆He crashed down the telephone receiver. 他砰的一声将电话听筒摔下来。

wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing 指使交通工具彻底毁坏

Patterns

two vehicles crash/collide
two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
to crash/smash/wreck a car