| 词组 | wrestle |
| 释义 | wrestle ⇨ wrestle; rassleverb to play a game of bar dice US, 1971wrestle with 1. wrestle with sth to try very hard to deal with a difficult problem or situation, or find an answer to it: Mathematicians had been wrestling with this problem for centuries, and Fematt was the first one to find a solution. I spent the morning wrestling with the complexities of setting up my new fax machine.■ SIMILAR TO: struggle with2. wrestle with your conscience to try very hard to decide whether it is all right or acceptable for you to do something: I knew it would be a very expensive trip, but after wrestling with my conscience for a while, I decided to spend the money and go.3. wrestle with sth to have difficulty controlling or holding something that is very large or heavy: The airport was full of passengers, all wrestling with their luggage. Anne wrestled with the map, which seemed to be bigger than she was.■ SIMILAR TO: struggle with wrestle with a pigTo attempt a futile task with someone who enjoys the struggle (just as a pig would enjoy wrestling in the mud). I swear, trying to get the truth out of a teenager is like wrestling with a pig! My daughter has an excuse for everything, and I think she enjoys frustrating me! wrestle with (someone or something)1. Literally, to grapple with someone or an animal in an attempt to subdue and immobilize or just as part of aggressive play. The kids have been out there wrestling with each other all day. The animal control worker had to wrestle with the rabid raccoon to get it in the cage. 2. To attempt to handle or move something, typically a large, heavy, or unwieldy object, with much difficulty. We had to wrestle with it a bit, but we got that big bed frame upstairs. 3. To attempt to deal with something difficult or troubling, such as a problem or decision. I've wrestled with this equation for hours, but I just can't seem to get it right. He's clearly wrestling with his past and trying to make amends for the things he's done. wrestle something from someoneto get something away from someone after a physical struggle. Wally wrestled the gun away from Max and threw it out the window. I could not wrestle my wallet from the thief. wrestle something into somethingto struggle with something large to get it into something or some place. She wrestled the packages into the backseat of the car. I wrestled the suitcases into the rack over my seat. wrestle with someoneto contend with someone in a physical wrestling match. You are too big to wrestle with him! I want to wrestle with someone my own size. wrestle with something1. . to struggle with something large to move it about. He wrestled with the piano and finally got it to move. The two men were wrestling with the heavy trunk for nearly ten minutes, trying to get it up the stairs. 2. . to grapple or struggle with some large animal. The man wrestled with the tiger for a while but was seriously mauled in a short time. Sam liked to wrestle with the family dog. 3. to struggle with a difficult problem; to struggle with a moral decision. We wrestled with the problem and finally decided to go ahead. Let me wrestle with this matter for a while longer. wrestle withv. 1. To contend with someone by grappling and attempting to throw or immobilize one's opponent: I wrestled with my cousin in the living room until my mom ordered us to go outside. 2. To contend or struggle with something or someone: The students wrestled with the math problem all afternoon. 3. To strive in an effort to master something: The thieves must wrestle with the guilt that weighs on them. |
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