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grapple/ˈɡræp(ə)l/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 with) fight at close quarters or in close combat 扭打；搏斗 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 with) try to manage or overcome a difficult problem etc. 努力克服(难题等) 3 tr.a grip with the hands; come to close quarters with 与…扭打；与…搏斗 b seize with or as with a grapnel; grasp 抓住；(似)用抓钩固定住；握紧；系牢 ●n. 1a a hold or grip in or as in wrestling 抓牢；系紧；揪扭 b a contest at close quarters 角逐；竞赛 2 a clutching-instrument; a grapnel 抓具；多爪小铁锚；铁抓钩 □ grappler n.[Old French grapil (n.) from Provençal, diminutive of grapa ‘hook’ (as GRAPNEL)] |