Sự đấu tranh; cuộc đấu tranh, cuộc chiến đấu

the struggle for independence

cuộc đấu tranh giành độc lập

the struggle for existence

cuộc đấu tranh sinh tồn

Đấu tranh, chống lại

to struggle against imperialism

đấu tranh chống chủ nghĩa đế quốc

Vùng vẫy; vật lộn

the child struggled and kicked

đứa trẻ vùng vẫy và đạp

to struggle for one's living

vận lộn kiếm sống

to struggle with a mathematical problem

đánh vật với một bài toán

Cố gắng, gắng sức

to struggle to express oneself

cố gắng diễn đạt, cố gắng phát biểu ý kiến (về một vấn đề gì)

Di chuyển một cách khó khăn, len qua

to struggle through the crowd

len qua đám đông

Strive, strain, expend energy, exert oneself, labour,endeavour, try, attempt: He struggled to keep his head abovewater.

Contend, fight, wrestle, battle: They struggledagainst the twin odds of poverty and sickness.

Wriggle,wiggle, squirm, writhe, twist, worm: She finally struggled freeof the ropes.

N.

Effort, exertion, strain; toil, work, travail, labour,drudgery, striving, struggling: Earning even a humble livingwas a struggle in those days. Was the outcome worth thestruggle? 5 contention, competition, contest, battle, fight,tussle, match, clash, encounter, strife: The struggle betweengood and evil continues.

V.intr.

Make forceful or violent efforts to getfree of restraint or constriction.

(often foll. by for, or to+ infin.) make violent or determined efforts under difficulties;strive hard (struggled for supremacy; struggled to get the wordsout).

(foll. by with, against) contend; fight strenuously(struggled with the disease; struggled against superiornumbers).

(foll. by along, up, etc.) make one's way withdifficulty (struggled to my feet).

(esp. as struggling adj.)have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living (a strugglingartist).

N.

The act or a spell of struggling.

A hard orconfused contest.

A determined effort under difficulties.

Struggler n. [ME struglefrequent. of uncert. orig. (perh. imit.)]