grapple
grapple
verb
grappler
noun
语源
verb
- [no obj.]engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle
扭打，搏斗；摔跤
passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack.
在遭受匕首袭击后，行人们和那个男子进行了搏斗。
■[with obj.]seize hold of (someone)
抓住，抓牢（某人）
■(grapple with)struggle with or work hard to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge)
对抗；努力工作以解决（或克服）（困难，挑战）
other towns are still grappling with the problem.
其他城镇还在努力解决这个问题。 - [with obj.](archaic)seize or hold with a grapnel
(古)用抓钩抓住
- an act of grappling
格斗；摔跤
■(informal)a wrestling match
(非正式)摔跤比赛
■an instrument for catching hold of or seizing something; a grappling hook
抓具；抓钩
grappler
noun
语源
- Middle English (as a noun denoting a grappling hook): from Old French grapil, from Provençal, diminutive of grapa 'hook', of Germanic origin; related to grape. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent
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