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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That's a practicable course of action.
那是一个切合实际的行动方案。
Today, I'd like to show you something which I'm sure you'll find interesting.
今天我要向你们展示一些东西，我相信你们会感兴趣的。
It was from the study of these that so much was learnt about the interior of the earth.
正是从这两种波的研究中，我们可以了解到地球内部的许多情况。