grappled
v.
抓住( grapple的过去式和过去分词 );
搏斗;
与…格斗;
努力应付困境（或解决难题）;
例句:
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She grappled with the bank robber, but was thrown to the ground.
她与抢劫银行的强盗扭打, 被强盗摔倒在地上.
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They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。
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Passers-by grappled with the man after the attack.
袭击之后过路人便与这男人扭打起来。
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Physicists and philosophers have grappled with the question.
来自SA
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This is a question researchers have grappled with for some time.
来自BBC
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The English...grappled their own boats to the French with hooks and chains.
来自P. Warner