grapple
v[I, Ipr]
~ (with sb/sth)
1 seize (an opponent) firmly and try to fight 扭住(对手)格斗; 扭打
She grappled with her assailant but he got away. 她与袭击者扭打而他却逃走了.
2 (fig 比喻) work hard to overcome (a difficulty) 努力克服(困难)
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.
A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.