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- no obj. engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle扭打, 搏斗; 摔跤：
passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack.
在遭受匕首袭击后, 行人们和那个男子进行了搏斗。
1.1
- with obj. seize hold of (someone)抓住, 抓牢（某人）。
1.2
grapple with
struggle with or work hard to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge)对抗; 努力工作以解决（或克服）（困难, 挑战）：other towns are still grappling with the problem.
其他城镇还在努力解决这个问题。
2
- with obj. archaic seize or hold with a grapnel〈古〉用抓钩抓住。
1
- an act of grappling格斗; 摔跤。
1.1
- informal a wrestling match〈非正式〉摔跤比赛。
1.2
- an instrument for catching hold of or seizing something; a grappling hook抓具; 抓钩。
派生词
grappler
noun词源
Middle English (as a noun denoting a grappling hook)： from Old French grapil, from Provençal, diminutive of grapa 'hook', of Germanic origin; related to GRAPE. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.