(như) grapnel

Sự túm lấy, sự níu lấy

(hàng hải) móc bằng móc sắt

Túm lấy, níu lấy

( + with, together) vật, vật lộn

to grapple with somebody

ôm ghì lấy (ai) để vật

to grapple with difficulties

vật lộn với khó khăn

kìm ngoạm chặt

sự móc chặt

neo móc

V.

Grasp, grab, grip, seize, clasp, catch, wrestle; hold,clutch, snatch: They grappled each other at the edge of theReichenbach Falls.

Grapple with. come to grips with, copewith, contend with, deal with, struggle with, tackle, face, takeon: The government is grappling with the problem ofunemployment.

V. & n.

V.

Intr. (often foll. by with) fight at closequarters or in close combat.

Intr. (foll. by with) try tomanage or overcome a difficult problem etc.

Tr. a grip withthe hands; come to close quarters with. b seize with or as witha grapnel; grasp.

N.

A a hold or grip in or as inwrestling. b a contest at close quarters.

Aclutching-instrument; a grapnel.

Grappler n. [OF grapil (n.) f. Prov., dimin. ofgrapa hook (as GRAPNEL)]