学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3185 grapple
时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:英语单词荟萃
英语课
今天我们要学的词是 grapple.
grapple 的原意是扭打,搏斗,grapple with 就是设法应付,努力克服的意思。U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Google in recent months have grappled with high-profile data breaches 1 that have undermined consumers' trust. 脸书和谷歌等美国科技巨头近几个月来正在努力应对备受瞩目的数据泄露事件,这些事件损害了消费者的信任。
The trade war between the United States and China left some U.S. companies grappling with uncertainty 2. 美国和中国之间的贸易战使一些美国公司面临不确定性。
1 breaches
破坏( breach的名词复数 ); 破裂; 缺口; 违背
- He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
- This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来,婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。
2 uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后,压力开始产生影响了。