- make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction斗争; 抵抗; 挣扎：
before she could struggle, he lifted her up
她还没来得及反抗, 他就把她抱了起来
with infinitive he struggled to break free.他挣扎着力图摆脱。
- strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance奋斗, 努力：
with infinitive many families on income support have to struggle to make ends meet.许多靠工资收入维持生活的家庭必须量入为出才能勉强维持。
struggle with
have difficulty handling or coping with疲于应付, 艰难处理：passengers struggle with bags and briefcases.
乘客吃力地拎着大包小包。
- engage in conflict冲突, 争斗：
politicians continued to struggle over familiar issues.
政客们继续就一些老问题争论不休。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction make one's way with difficulty奋力前进, 艰难行进：
it took us all day to struggle back to our bivouac.
我们花了一整天才艰难地回到露营地。
- have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living挣扎成名; 挣扎求生：
new authors are struggling in the present climate.
新作者在当今社会环境中挣扎着。
- a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack斗争; 抵抗。
- a conflict or contest冲突; 争夺：
a power struggle for the leadership.
领导地位的权力之争。
- a great physical effort使劲：
with a struggle, she pulled the pram up the slope.
她费了很大劲把婴儿车拖上了斜坡。
- a determined effort under difficulties努力, 奋斗：
the centre is the result of the scientists' struggle to realize their dream.
该中心是科学家为实现梦想而奋斗的结果。
- a very difficult task难事：
it was a struggle to make herself understood.
使自己被人理解是她的一件难事。
the struggle for existence（或 life）
- the competition between organisms, especially as an element in natural selection, or between people seeking a livelihood生存竞争。