struggling
adjective
uk/ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ/us/ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ/unsuccessfulbuttryinghard tosucceed:
艰难奋斗的；苦苦挣扎的It's thestoryof a strugglingartistwhomarriesarichwoman.这个故事讲的是一个苦苦挣扎的艺术家娶了个有钱女人。
not achieving wealth, popularity, or success
- unsuccessfulHe tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer.
- failedShe was a failed singer.
- frustratedHe was a legendary actor, but a frustrated director.
- strugglingThe struggling actor was cut from yet another film.
- on the ropesAfter that scandal, the MP is really on the ropes.
Unsuccessful (people and things)
- abortive
- achiever
- be dead in the wateridiom
- botched
- counterproductive
- flatline
- frustrated
- futile
- go/get/head nowhereidiom
- inauspicious
- lame duck
- redemption
- rope
- small-time
- small-timer
- stillborn
- unavailing
- vain
- vainly
- washed up