1Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

她还没来得及反抗，他就把她抱了起来。

他挣扎着力图摆脱。

1. 1.1 Engage in conflict.
   冲突，争斗
   politicians continued to struggle over familiar issues

   政客们继续就一些老问题争论不休。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I was the assistant captain, so I struggled with him, and managed to throw him on to the ice.
   • Jessica screams as she looks into Stephanie's deadly eyes and the two women struggle desperately for survival.
   • It smacks more of a fragmented nation struggling to reconcile the conflicting agendas of disparate racial groups.
   • This shift in rodeo queen criteria did not sit well with women who struggled to continue competing in rodeo.
   • These groups, despite the brutal opposition of the state, continue to struggle against corrupt and repressive regimes.
   • She struggled vainly to get away, but eventually gave up.
   • Mark Bahnisch continues to struggle valiantly against his blogging addiction, but with less than complete success.
   • Retailers continuing to struggle amidst intense competition, a slowing economy and low inflation.
   • He continued to struggle when other officers arrived but was eventually arrested.
   • It was probably the worst time to begin and the country has continued to struggle to this day.
   • He's reviewing whether he can continue to provide his employees' benefits as he struggles to compete.
   • Mass marketers continue to struggle against thick competition from department store and specialty brands.
   • These shifts did not occur without inner turmoil and conflict, and many fractions continue to struggle within the party today.
   • Indigenous people around the world continue to struggle against the exploitation of their land and resources.
   • Shops in the town continually have to struggle against fierce competition from bigger centres.
   • Why not take advantage of some opportunities that may not be there if Wie does continue to struggle against the men?
   • The network's chairman announces his departure as CNN continues to struggle in the cable ratings war.

   Synonyms

   compete, contend, contest, vie, fight, battle, clash, wrangle, jockey, lock horns, cross swords, war, wage war, feud
2. 1.2 Strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance.
   奋斗，努力
   new authors are struggling in the present climate

   新作者在当今社会环境中挣扎着。

   many families on income support have to struggle to make ends meet

   许多靠工资收入维持生活的家庭必须量入为出才能勉强维持。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The loss to Tranmere was excusable, but two defeats to teams struggling to survive is very disappointing.
   • The US $183 million Yankees are struggling mightily at the plate, leaving their fans restless.
   • Most of their batsmen are still struggling to cope with the New Zealand pace attack.
   • The woman struggled to her feet when there was a loud creaking sound.
   • He and his board have struggled valiantly to keep the club going, despite facing major obstacles.
   • Tibetan culture is also struggling against these odds, merely to survive.
   • Many ordinary men and women struggle hard to achieve more equality in their lives.
   • His gait was bent and he was struggling against all odds just to keep himself going.
   • Fordyce has struggled offensively all season but is signed for two more years.
   • Both she and Hope were desperately struggling to keep a straight face.
   • He was struggling mightily at the plate in the play-offs and appeared out of sorts.
   • But he struggled with injuries for much of the season and missed four games.
   • He struggled at the plate and needs to regain his confidence.
   • The former dairy worker is struggling to get much enthusiasm from fellow tenants.
   • Both sides struggled to find a route to goal in the second half.
   • The city struggled for the survival of its body as well as its soul.
   • They said they were already struggling to cope with the 6,500 people on their books.
   • With a new manager the side has struggled to find the highs of recent seasons.
   • The Italian economy is struggling under a burden of recession, rising inflation, and high government debt.
   • The homesters struggled against some very tidy bowling and were dismissed for 89.

   Synonyms

   strive, try hard, endeavour, make every effort, spare no effort, exert oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, battle, labour, toil, strain, bend over backwards, put oneself out

   informal go all out, give it one's best shot, put one's back into it, plug away, peg away

   British informal graft

   formal essay
3. 1.3struggle with Have difficulty handling or coping with.
   疲于应付，艰难处理
   passengers struggle with bags and briefcases

   乘客吃力地拎着大包小包。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • In light of this, it was a shame to learn that the resort is struggling with financial difficulties.
   • It is evident that the Ericsson services business was struggling with similar sorts of issues.
   • I wonder if you could spare a thought this week for these people as they struggle with their present difficulties.
   • In a climate where it seems other politicians struggle with that acceptance, it's a refreshing change.
   • Nevertheless, even she struggled with some of the difficulties posed by the system.
   • The former world number one is still struggling with a stomach strain.
   • Family and friends knew all about my struggles with domestic management and parenting, my daytime naps, and early nights.
   • Many people struggle with managing their time and trying to achieve everything they want to throughout the day.
   • He was the person his colleagues turned to when they were struggling with difficult clinical problems.
   • She struggled with the handle before swinging the door open, diving in and slamming it shut again.
4. 1.4no object, with adverbial of direction Make one's way with difficulty.
   奋力前进，艰难行进
   it took us all day to struggle back to our bivouac

   我们花了一整天才艰难地回到露营地。

   Synonyms

   scramble, flounder, stumble

   make one's way with difficulty, drag oneself, fight/battle one's way, battle, labour

1A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.

1. 1.1 A conflict or contest.
   冲突；争夺
   a power struggle for the leadership

   领导地位的权力之争。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The sad truth is that the man who vows to continue the armed struggle is likely to prevail.
   • But it is not clear whether the ongoing political struggles are shadow boxing or part of a real contest.
   • It marked the beginning of what has turned out to be a protracted political struggle.
   • A basic preoccupation of science fiction is the often troubled relationship between humanity and other life-forms and, by extension, the role played by technology in the struggle for power and control.
   • Conflict in Angola flared up in the 1960s during the liberation struggle against Portuguese colonial domination.
   • With little room for compromise the stage is set for a bitter internal factional struggle.
   • His heroes were all engaged in titanic struggles for survival, with defeat always a possibility.
   • The defence of democratic rights is inseparably bound up with the struggle for socialism.
   • He abandoned his studies in 1930 and joined the freedom struggle.
   • Our lives are an eternal struggle between opposing forces.

   Synonyms

   conflict, fight, battle, armed conflict, combat, confrontation, clash, skirmish, encounter, engagement

   hostilities, fighting, war, warfare, campaign, crusade

   contest, competition, battle, fight, clash, feud

   contention, vying, rivalry, strife, friction, feuding, conflict
2. 1.2 A determined effort under difficulties.
   努力，奋斗
   with a struggle, she pulled the pram up the slope

   她费了很大劲把婴儿车拖上了斜坡。

   the centre is the result of the scientists' struggle to realize their dream

   该中心是科学家为实现梦想而奋斗的结果。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Consequently, the struggles for self-determination took various forms as independence to greater autonomy.
   • We might feel ambivalent about picking up a book about a woman's struggle with breast cancer.
   • Socialists who stressed the struggle of the poor, like the poet Attila József, were a minority voice.
   • Chavez, who led the struggle for social justice for migrant farm workers, died in 1993.
   • For the past 50 years, the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people have embarked on a non-violent struggle to free Tibet from its oppressors.
   • At the same time, their determined struggle against adversity is a source of inspiration for all of us.
   • We acknowledge the support of the Australian people, and other countries, in our struggle for self-determination.
   • Pushing through the proposed reforms has been an uphill struggle from the start.
   • In contrast, deported refugees face a struggle for their very existence.
   • Social reforms alongside a determined struggle for liberation will lead us towards democracy and independence.
   • But on a deeper level they meant to frame labor's struggle as an effort to secure human rights.
   • People were largely caught up in the desperate daily struggle for survival.
   • Thus, the fight against sweatshops is defined in this context as a struggle for physical improvement of workplaces.
   • It's a daily struggle for not only physical survival, but mental endurance and a lingering hope that their story will be heard.
   • Over 200 child labourers from 55 countries gathered to share experiences of their struggle to create a free world for children.
   • This would, however, require a determined struggle, relying on Senate filibusters and similar tactics.
   • Theirs is a just struggle to free their country from tyranny.
   • The panelists urged the youth to continue the struggle for equality and justice.
   • You're surely not suggesting that women should abandon their struggle for equality to stay home and mix formula instead?
   • The advent of the female birth control pill greatly aided women's struggle for autonomy and fulfillment.
   • We never once see any internal struggle in his physically compromised position.

   Synonyms

   endeavour, striving, effort, exertion, labour, work, toiling, pains

   campaign, battle, crusade, drive, push, movement

   British informal graft
3. 1.3 A very difficult task.
   难事
   it was a struggle to make herself understood

   使自己被人理解是她的一件难事。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It's a factor that Martel will almost certainly have to contend with in the future, a struggle almost as difficult as that facing Alonso.
   • And becoming good moreover requires a difficult struggle for self-mastery, just like any form of training.
   • And such struggles become difficult if not impossible when workers do not have a minimum security of tenure.
   • The show is littered with these moments as human interacts with apparatus in a physical struggle.
   • We heard of the struggle of the pastoral counselor, poorly equipped for the task at hand, and yet pushed to provide more pastoral care.
   • It was a difficult struggle, but she managed to hold it in.
   • And, the only certainty in this journey is that this will be our most difficult of struggles.
   • It has been a difficult struggle for a group which began life without two farthings to rub together.
   • I think it's going to be a difficult struggle, definitely.

   Synonyms

   effort, labour, problem, trial, trouble, stress, strain, bother, battle

   informal grind, hassle, pain