wrestle
wrestle — 動詞
1. to take part in a sport or fight in which two people hold each other's bodies an
摔角
兩人互相抱住試圖摔倒對方的運動
to take part in a sport or fight in which two people hold each other's bodies and try to force each other to fall to the ground
Sayaka wrestled her older brother for fun in the backyard every Sunday afternoon.
Sayaka 每個週日下午都在後院和哥哥摔角玩。
wrestle + someone + for + reason
The two athletes will wrestle each other in the championship match next weekend.
這兩名運動員將在下週末的冠軍賽中互相摔角較量。
wrestle + each other (reciprocal)
Noa joined the school wrestling club and learned how to wrestle safely using proper holds.
Noa 加入了學校摔角社團，學會了如何用正確的招式安全地摔角。
Chidi watched his younger sisters wrestle playfully on the living room carpet after dinner.
Chidi 看著妹妹們在晚餐後的客廳地毯上開心地摔角玩鬧。
Olivia wrestled in three state-level competitions during her final year of high school.
Olivia 在高中最後一年參加了三場州級摔角比賽。
文法句型
wrestle + someone (now she will wrestle the champion)
wrestle + with + someone (he wrestled with his brother)
wrestle + for + prize (they wrestled for the gold medal)
用法筆記
This sense can be used either transitively (wrestle someone) or intransitively (wrestle with someone). In competitive sports contexts, the transitive form is more common.
常見錯誤
2. to use a lot of physical effort to move or control something that is heavy, awkw
掙扎；費力
費盡力氣移動或控制笨重物品
to use a lot of physical effort to move or control something that is heavy, awkward, or hard to handle
Mert wrestled with the old sofa for an hour before getting it through the doorway.
Mert 為了把那張舊沙發搬進門，折騰了整整一個小時。
wrestle with + object for + duration
Ezra wrestled the heavy suitcase onto the luggage rack above his seat on the train.
Ezra 用力把那隻沉重的手提箱抬到火車座位上方行李架上。
wrestle + object + onto + place
The movers wrestled the piano down the narrow stairs one careful step at a time.
搬家工人小心翼翼地一次一步，把鋼琴扛下狹窄的樓梯。
Camille wrestled with the sticky jar lid until she finally heard a popping sound.
Camille 費力地轉著那個卡住的罐頭蓋，最後終於聽到砰的一聲打開了。
Tanvi wrestled the tangled garden hose back into a neat coil before storing it away.
Tanvi 費了好大勁才把那條纏在一起的花園水管重新整齊盤好收起來。
文法句型
wrestle + with + something heavy/difficult (he wrestled with the suitcase)
wrestle + object + into/onto + place (she wrestled the box onto the shelf)
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1 (PHYSICAL SPORT), this sense is almost always intransitive and takes 'with' before the object, or uses a transitive pattern with a directional particle (into, onto, through).
常見錯誤
3. to try hard for some time to solve a problem, answer a question, or make a diffi
糾結；苦思
長時間努力應對困難問題或決定
to try hard for some time to solve a problem, answer a question, or make a difficult personal choice
Eliska wrestled with the maths problem for two hours before finding the correct answer.
Eliska 和那題數學難題糾結了兩個小時才找到正確答案。
wrestle with + problem + for + duration
The committee wrestled over the budget cuts late into the night without reaching an agreement.
委員會為了預算削減的問題爭論到深夜，始終無法達成協議。
wrestle over + decision matter
Sofia wrestled with her conscience after discovering that her friend had cheated on the exam.
Sofia 發現朋友考試作弊後，內心十分掙扎，良心不安。
Lan wrestled with whether to accept the job offer in a different country.
Lan 一直在糾結要不要接受那份國外的工作機會。
The novelist wrestled for months with the opening chapter before finally finding the right tone.
那位小說家為了開篇的章節苦思了幾個月，才終於找到對的語氣。
- accept
to stop resisting and agree, the opposite of wrestling with a decision
文法句型
wrestle + with + a problem/question (she wrestled with the difficult question)
wrestle + over + a decision (they wrestled over whether to move abroad)
用法筆記
This is the most common sense of 'wrestle' in everyday language. It is always intransitive and takes 'with' or 'over'. The subject is typically a person or group; the object of the struggle is an abstract thing such as a problem, question, decision, or moral issue.
wrestle — 名詞
1. a difficult physical fight in which two people try to throw each other to the gr
搏鬥；折騰
費力的扭打或困難的過程
a difficult physical fight in which two people try to throw each other to the ground, or a hard effort to deal with a problem or task
Two boys had a brief wrestle on the grass before their mother called them in.
兩個男孩在草地上短暫扭打了幾下，媽媽就叫他們進屋了。
have a wrestle — common light-scenario collocation
Moving the old washing machine upstairs was a real wrestle for Sari and her dad.
把那台舊洗衣機搬上樓梯，對 Sari 和她爸爸來說真是一場折騰。
turned into a wrestle — describing a difficult task
The budget meeting became a long wrestle between spenders and those wanting to save.
那場預算會議是花錢派和節省派之間的一場漫長角力。
It was a real wrestle to get the toddler into his pyjamas after his bath.
洗完澡後要給小小孩穿上睡衣簡直是一場搏鬥。
文法句型
a wrestle + with + something (a wrestle with the suitcase)
a wrestle + to-infinitive (it was a wrestle to get there)
用法筆記
As a countable noun, 'a wrestle' describes a single instance of struggling physically or metaphorically. It is much less common than the verb form and often appears in informal contexts.