grapple with something phrasal verbphr v DEAL WITHto try hard to deal with or understand something difficult 尽力解决,设法理解〔难题〕 The Government has to grapple with the problem of unemployment. 政府必须尽力解决失业问题。
Molly’s upstairs grappling with her maths homework. 莫莉在楼上绞尽脑汁地做数学家庭作业。
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