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- struggle ['str^gəl]
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1.
vi.
[intr;
usually foll by foror against; may take an infinitive] to exert strength, energy, and force; work or strive- to struggle to obtain freedom
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to move about strenuously so as to escape from something confining
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3.
vi.
[intr]
to contend, battle, or fight
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to go or progress with difficulty
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5.
n
a laboured or strenuous exertion or effort
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6.
n
a fight or battle
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7.
n
the act of struggling
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8.
n
[Etymology]
C14: of obscure origin
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1.
vi.
[intr;
Examples
- to struggle through a thicket
- 挣扎着走出树丛 → struggle
- Plants and animals struggle to survive.
- 动植物都要为生存而竞争。 → struggle
- The songs are stories of struggle and pride.
- 这些歌讲述的是奋斗和自尊的故事。 → struggle
- to have a struggle to do sth
- 艰难地做某事 → struggle
- an uphill struggle {or} battle (to do sth)
- (做某事的)艰苦奋斗 → uphill
- a boardroom power struggle → boardroom
- the class struggle → class
- a struggle for existence → existence
- his struggle to rebuild his life → rebuild
- to struggle to obtain freedom → struggle
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