grapple /ˈɡræpəl/ TEM8 ( grappling, grappled, grapples )

• 1. 

  V-I If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it. 努力解决 (问题)

  例：

  The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.

  经济只是该国正在努力解决的几个关键问题之一。

• 2. 

  V-RECIP If you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two people grapple. 与…扭打

  例：

  He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon.

  他当时正与环礁湖里的一只鳄鱼搏斗。