SAT TEM8
外刊例句
- Airbnb has also grappled with the problem of some hosts being racist towards guests.
爱彼迎还一直在努力解决住客遭到某些房东种族歧视的问题。
——《经济学人》 - In essence, he was raising an issue that economists have long grappled with: How can a society assess the trade-off between economic well-being and health?
从本质上讲，他提出了经济学家长久以来努力解决的问题：一个社会如何评估经济福祉和健康之间的取舍？
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle
[动词] 在没有武器的情况下进行近距离的搏斗或斗争，同 wrestle
深入解读
Grapple 一词源自古法语 grapil （钩），13世纪末进入英语时表示“（抓住敌船用的）抓钩、多爪锚”，这个含义后来常用 grappling hook/iron 表达，比如下面的名人名言中就有出现。
抓钩的作用是将某物紧紧的钩住或抓住，所以 grapple 引申用作动词时，即表示“抓牢、握紧、系紧”，比如：
- 他用双臂抓住我，把我拉过去搂着。
He grappled me to him with both arms and hugged me.
不过要小心的是，被人用双臂抓住的时候，除了浪漫搂着以外，往往更为常见的是“搏斗、扭打”， grapple 的这个含义在 热词速递 | 张伟丽卫冕 UFC 世界冠军 一文中就有提到，既可以作动词也可以作名词使用，比如：
- 与一个大个子流氓拼命搏斗
grapple wildly with a big tough - 与基督教会暴政的最后决战
a final grapple with ecclesiastical tyranny
值得注意的是， grapple with sth 除了表示“与某物扭打”外，还常指“努力设法解决某事”，比如：
- 今天，仍有许多美国人还没有克服种族歧视的观念。
Today, many Americans are still grappling with the issue of race.
由于抓钩除了钩住船只以外，还可以用来在水里捞东西，因此 grapple 也引申指“摸索、探寻”，比如：
- 用抓钩在深水里探寻失落的保险箱
grapple in deep water for the missing safe - 想找个别的话题
grapple for something else to talk about
名人名言
Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.
纪念碑是将一代又一代人紧紧捆绑在一起的多爪锚。
出自法国文人儒贝尔（Joseph Joubert，1754年5月7日─1824年5月4日）。他以身后出版的《随思录》（Pensées）而闻名。钱钟书在《谈艺录》中多次引用儒贝尔。
常见短语
“grapple” 意为努力应对、摆脱、或理解复杂的问题或困境。
以下是包含单词 “grapple” 的 50 个短语及其中文解释：
- grapple with the issue – 努力解决问题
- grapple with challenges – 应对挑战
- grapple with uncertainty – 应对不确定性
- grapple for control – 争夺控制权
- grapple for solutions – 寻求解决方案
- grapple for understanding – 努力理解
- grapple with complexity – 应对复杂性
- grapple with emotions – 对抗情绪
- grapple with consequences – 应对后果
- grapple with change – 应对变革
- grapple with a problem – 解决一个问题
- grapple with fear – 对抗恐惧
- grapple with the truth – 理解真相
- grapple with technology – 应对技术
- grapple with ethics – 探讨伦理
- grapple with a decision – 下决心
- grapple for power – 争夺权力
- grapple with morality – 探讨道德
- grapple with identity – 探索身份
- grapple for justice – 争取正义
- grapple with consequences – 承担后果
- grapple with doubt – 对抗怀疑
- grapple for solutions – 寻找解决方案
- grapple with complexity – 理解复杂性
- grapple with ambiguity – 应对模糊性
- grapple with loss – 对抗损失
- grapple with addiction – 应对成瘾
- grapple with reality – 对抗现实
- grapple with morality – 探讨道德
- grapple for knowledge – 探求知识
- grapple with mental health – 关心心理健康
- grapple with expectations – 应对期望
- grapple for resources – 争夺资源
- grapple with the past – 应对过去
- grapple for control – 争夺控制权
- grapple with self-doubt – 对抗自我怀疑
- grapple for influence – 争夺影响力
- grapple with insecurity – 应对不安全感
- grapple with a concept – 理解概念
- grapple with the unknown – 探索未知
- grapple for answers – 寻求答案
- grapple with isolation – 应对孤独
- grapple for meaning – 探求意义
- grapple with failure – 应对失败
- grapple with the future – 关注未来
- grapple for survival – 为生存而战
- grapple with communication – 应对沟通问题
- grapple for balance – 追求平衡
- grapple with the system – 探讨体制
- grapple with complexity – 理解复杂性
同近义词
- wrestle: take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one’s opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground
- tussle: engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle
- brawl: fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way
