āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
struggle
/stÉšËĘÉĄÉâl/
to struggle
01
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to put a great deal of effort to overcome difficulties or achieve a goal
Transitive: to struggle to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Employees often struggle to meet tight deadlines.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĄā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to argue or compete with someone or something, particularly to get something specific
Intransitive: to struggle with sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The workers struggled with management over better wages and working conditions.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to move forward or make progress with difficulty
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hikers struggled up the steep hill, each step more tiring than the last.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻšā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to engage in a violent fight with someone, especially to get out of a difficult situation
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They struggled in the water, fighting to stay afloat in the storm.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Struggle
01
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž
a great effort to fight back or break free
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her struggle against the oppressive regime made her a symbol of resistance and hope.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
a confrontation or clash between opposing groups or individuals
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Protesters and police had a brief struggle in the square.
03
a strenuous effort, especially involving difficulty or exertion
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
struggler
struggling
struggle
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
