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wrestle 音标拼音: [r'ɛsəl] n. 摔角,角力,扭斗
vi. 摔角,格斗,斗争,斟酌
vt. 摔角 摔角,角力,扭斗摔角,格斗,斗争,斟酌摔角 wrestle n 1: the act of engaging in close hand- to- hand combat; " they had a fierce wrestle"; " we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [ synonym: { wrestle}, { wrestling}, { grapple}, { grappling}, { hand- to- hand struggle}] v 1: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; " He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority" 2: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; " I wrestled with this decision for years" 3: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, ( especially when struggling); " The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; " The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt' s embrace" [ synonym: { writhe}, { wrestle}, { wriggle}, { worm}, { squirm}, { twist}] 4: engage in a wrestling match; " The children wrestled in the garden" Wrestle \ Wres" tle\, v. t. To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling. [ 1913 Webster]
Wrestle \ Wres" tle\, n. A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle. [ 1913 Webster] Whom in a wrestle the giant catching aloft, with a terrible hug broke three of his ribs. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster]
Wrestle \ Wres" tle\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Wrestled}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Wrestling}.] [ OE. wrestlen, wrastlen, AS. wr? stlian, freq. of wr? stan to wrest; akin to OD. wrastelen to wrestle. See { Wrest}, v. t.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully. [ 1913 Webster] To- morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum. -- Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend. [ 1913 Webster] Come, wrestle with thy affections. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] We wrestle not against flesh and blood. -- Eph. vi. 12. [ 1913 Webster] Difficulties with which he had himself wrestled. -- M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster] 56 Moby Thesaurus words for " wrestle": agonize, battle, box, brawl, broil, buffet, clash, close, collide, combat, come to blows, contend, contest, cut and thrust, duel, endeavor, essay, exchange blows, exert, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, give and take, give satisfaction, grapple, grapple with, grunt and sweat, hassle, huff and puff, jostle, joust, labor, mix it up, moil, quarrel, rassle, riot, run a tilt, scramble, scuffle, skirmish, spar, strain, stretch, strive, struggle, thrust and parry, tilt, toil, tourney, travail, tussle, wage war, war, work |
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