grapples

英['ɡræpl] 美['ɡræpl]
  • v.抓住;扭打;搏斗n.抓钩;扭打;搏斗
grappler grappled grappled grappling grapples
  • grating n.格子;格栅;[物]光栅adj.磨擦的;刺耳的动词grate的现在分词.
  • modification n.修改;修正;修饰
Noun:
  1. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

  2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

  3. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat;

    "they had a fierce wrestle"
    "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

Verb:
  1. come to terms with;

    "We got by on just a gallon of gas"
    "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

  2. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match;

    "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The fisherman tried to grapple the urn which was floating down the river,but failed.
      渔夫想抓住顺流漂下的罐子,可是没抓住。
    2. She grappled with her assailant but her husband got away.
      她与袭击者扭打,而她丈夫却逃走了。
    3. He did all he could to grapple with the enemy.
      他奋力与敌人拼杀。
    4. He has been grappling with the problem for a long time.
      他长期以来一直努力解决该问题。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Use your grapple to grab building parts and weapons.
      用你的抓钩去抓起建筑物品和武器。
    2. In his grapple with the small unit he can pretty well count on not being bluffed.
      敌军在与我军小股部队交战中,几乎可以指望自己不上当。
    3. This was the context in which the United States attempted to grapple with the dynamics of the Soviet system.
      这就是美国试图同苏维埃制度的原动力搏斗的来龙去脉。