struggle

• vi. 奋斗，努力；挣扎
• n. 努力，奋斗；竞争
• vt. 使劲移动；尽力使得

来自中古英语 struglen,努力，斗争，进一步词源不详，可能与 strive 有词源上的联系。-le, 表反复。

struggle (v.)

late 14c., of uncertain origin, probably a frequentative form (compare trample, scuffle), of uncertain origin. Skeat suggests Old Norse strugr "ill will;" others suggest a connection to Dutch struikelen, German straucheln "to stumble." Related: Struggled; struggling.

struggle (n.)

1690s, from struggle (v.).

1. How many letters are there in the word'struggle " ?

struggle 这个单词有多少个字母?

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2. It's a constant struggle to try to keep them up to par.

要让他们达标，需要不断努力。

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3. Curiously, the struggle to survive has greatly improved her health.

奇怪的是，她拼命求生的抗争使得她的健康状况大有好转。

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4. He grandly declared that "international politics is a struggle for power".

他一本正经地宣称“国际政治是一场权力之争”。

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5. This age-old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars.

这场由来已久的对控制权的争夺已经引发了无数流血的战争。

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