struggle

"getting through the crowd was a real struggle" "he fought a battle for recognition"

"the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph" "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

"the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

"She struggled for years to survive without welfare" "He fought for breath"

"he struggled to get free from the rope"

"the tribesmen fought each other" "Siblings are always fighting" "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

误 They struggled to hunger and passed the hardship.

正 They struggled against hunger and passed the hardship.

析struggle against是固定用法,意为“和…斗争,苦斗”,其中against不能改为to。

误 The cat made struggle to get free.

正 The cat made a struggle to get free.

误 What is work?Work is a struggle.

正 What is work?Work is struggle.

析struggle表达具体化的“斗争,挣扎”时,其前可加不定冠词a。struggle用来表示抽象化概念的“斗争,挣扎”时,前面通常不加不定冠词a。

误 In the struggle of arresting the thief the policeman's coat was torn.

正 In the struggle to arrest the thief the policeman's coat was torn.

析 当 struggle 为名词作“战斗”或“斗争”解时,它后面往往跟动词不定式作定语,不用“of+ v -ing”的形式。

误 Religion and science have been in constant struggle for thousands of years.

正 Religion and science have been in constant conflict for thousands of years.

析 宗教同科学是信仰和思想上的冲突,不是行为上的“争斗”,应该用conflict而不能使用struggle。