| 单词 | struggle |
| 释义 | struggle struggle // verb, noun
■ verb [no obj]
1 to have a lot of difficulties or problems while trying to achieve sth: The manufacturing sector is struggling. The new CEO has the task of turning around the struggling company. Despite their success in Europe, they have struggled to break into the American market. Retailers are struggling for profits at a difficult time.
2 to fight against sb/sth in order to prevent a bad situation or result: The industry is struggling with weak demand. Many women continue to struggle against unfair treatment in the workplace.
3 to compete with sb, especially in order to get sth: The two products are struggling for market share in the desktop publishing sector.
PHRASAL VERBS
struggle along/on to continue in spite of problems: The business struggled along for some time before being shut down.
■ noun
1 [C] a hard fight in which people try to obtain or achieve sth, especially sth that sb else does not want them to have: the struggle between start-ups and established companies He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
2 [C] a fight to stop sth bad from happening: the struggle against corruption
3 [sing.] something that is difficult for sb to do or achieve: It is a struggle to cope with such a heavy workload. It will be an uphill struggle (= very difficult) to convince shareholders that the merger is a good idea. |
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