音标:[ˈgræpəlz] ;
v. 抓住( grapple的第三人称单数 ); 搏斗; 与…格斗; 努力应付困境(或解决难题)
n a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
n a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
n the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
v come to terms with
v to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

grapple的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. The fisherman tried to grapple the urn which was floating down the river,but failed.渔夫想抓住顺流漂下的罐子,可是没抓住。
  2. She grappled with her assailant but her husband got away.她与袭击者扭打,而她丈夫却逃走了。
  3. He did all he could to grapple with the enemy.他奋力与敌人拼杀。
  4. He has been grappling with the problem for a long time.他长期以来一直努力解决该问题。
用作名词(n.)
  1. Use your grapple to grab building parts and weapons.用你的抓钩去抓起建筑物品和武器。
  2. In his grapple with the small unit he can pretty well count on not being bluffed.敌军在与我军小股部队交战中,几乎可以指望自己不上当。
  3. This was the context in which the United States attempted to grapple with the dynamics of the Soviet system.这就是美国试图同苏维埃制度的原动力搏斗的来龙去脉。

词汇搭配

  • grapple with格斗
  • log grapple抓木器
  • three-tine grapple三叉抓斗
  • grapple fork抓钩叉子
  • grapple equipped crane锚固式起重机...
  • grapple bucket抓斗器
  • sugarcane grapple装甘蔗抓斗
  • automatic grapple fork自动干草叉
  • grapple dredger抓斗式挖泥船...
  • grapple dredge抓斗式挖,泥机...
  • grappling iron抓钩
  • grappling hook爪钩

经典引文

  • The English..grappled their own boats to the French with hooks and chains.

    出自:P. Warner
  • To locate the wreck, grapple it and fix its position.

    出自:Daily Telegraph
  • Never to be torn from thence, but with those holds that grapple it to life.

    出自:fig.
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