struggled
past simple and past participle ofstruggle
| 单词 | struggled |
| 释义 | struggled past simple and past participle ofstruggle struggle verb uk/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/us/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/struggleverb(EFFORT)B2[I] toexperiencedifficultyand make a verygreateffortinorderto do something: [+ to infinitive]Thedoghad been strugglingtogetfreeof thewirenoose. I've been strugglingtounderstandthisarticleallafternoon. Fish struggleforsurvivalwhen thewaterleveldropsin thelake. to try to do something
struggle along, through, out, etc. tomovesomewherewithgreateffort: He struggled along theroughroadholdinghisson. By thistimehe'dmanagedto struggle out ofbed. [I]informal to be indangeroffailingor beingdefeated: After the firsthalf,Unitedwere really struggling.
Trying and making an effort
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Slow and moving slowly Unsafe and insecure struggleverb(FIGHT)B2[I] tofight,especiallywithyourhands: He struggledwithhisattackerwho thenranaway. to fight
C2[Iusually+ adv/prep] to use a lot ofefforttodefeatsomeone,preventsomething, orachievesomething: Foryearsshe struggledwith/againsttheestablishmenttoget hertheoriesaccepted.
Fighting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Effort and expending energy Phrasal verbstruggle on Examplesofstruggledstruggled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Politicians, bureaucrats, families, ex-servicemen, clerics, artists, builders, and contributorsstruggledto control the commemorative space. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, bureaucrats havestruggledto preserve their powers in the context of regulatory reform by assuming new administrative functions involving alternative dispute resolution. From theCambridge English Corpus During the 1920s, as trade unionsstruggledto form, jobbers often played a significant role in them. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite moving towards ever greater legitimacy, the universitystruggledto establish itself. From theCambridge English Corpus Hestruggledopenly with the younger man to destroy his authority and scatter his followers. From theCambridge English Corpus They created a range of products in this new and alien environment but ultimatelystruggledwith the industrialization within the ceramics industry. From theCambridge English Corpus I found the improvisations richer when wordsstruggledto be heard. From theCambridge English Corpus Patientsstruggledwith the surprise of having cancer, particularly a cancer type they have never heard of. From theCambridge English Corpus The performerstruggledto communicate inner mental states to both stage partners and audience. From theCambridge English Corpus Although she noted her father's concerns, this woman suggested that she had discounted his perspective, and had continuallystruggledto lower her weight. From theCambridge English Corpus He himselfstruggledto co-ordinate efforts, channelling correspondence between distant writers and angling for patents and other perquisites to finance the endeavour. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of the workgroupsstruggledwith the challenge of keeping the coding ' general purpose ' and avoiding theory-specific feature tags. From theCambridge English Corpus Since its invention, systematic review hasstruggledwith the problem of 'comparing like with like'. From theCambridge English Corpus I had told her this tale one night when shestruggledwith sleep. From theCambridge English Corpus As firmsstruggledto be competitive, they also often updated their production processes to produce better products. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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