英 [ˈreslɪŋ],美 [ˈrɛslɪŋ]
名词:摔跤运动,指两人徒手搏斗、试图将对方摔倒的竞技项目,是奥运会传统项目之一。
动词(wrestle 的现在分词):表示“扭打”“努力解决难题”或“艰难对付”,如与问题、困难搏斗。
指摔跤运动
Wrestling was one of the most popular sports in ancient Greece.(摔跤是古希腊最受欢迎的运动之一。)
The Mongolian style wrestling is the main event in Nadam Festival.(蒙古式摔跤是那达慕大会的核心项目。)
表示“努力解决/应对”
She has been wrestling to raise the money all year.(她一整年都在想方设法筹集这笔资金。)
Scientists have been wrestling with this quandary for over a century.(科学家们已为这个难题奋斗了一个多世纪。)
wrestling match:摔跤比赛,如 a Greco-Roman wrestling match(古典式摔跤比赛)
wrestling mat:摔跤垫,标准尺寸为12米见方
professional wrestling:职业摔跤,融合体育与娱乐的表演性赛事
wrestle with a problem:努力解决问题,如 He was wrestling with the difficult math problem.(他在苦思这个数学难题。)
摔跤在不同文化中形式多样,如蒙古式摔跤、土耳其的“库来西”(Kurash)、日本相扑等。现代奥运会设古典式和自由式摔跤项目,而职业摔跤(如美国WWE)则更侧重娱乐表演。
There is a wrestling match tonight.(今晚有一场摔跤比赛。)
She spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem.(她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。)
Two men were wrestling on the stage.(两个男人在台上摔跤。)
These include running, boxing and wrestling.(其中包括跑步、拳击和摔跤。)
He was wrestling with the difficult problem.(他在努力解决那个难题。)
Our main attraction tonight is lady mud wrestling.(今晚的重头戏是女子泥浆摔跤。)
Wrestling is a form of empty-hand combat.(摔跤是一种徒手格斗形式。)
If the Olympic Games are a history of mankind, wrestling is the prologue.(若奥运会是人类史,摔跤便是序幕。)
Tourists can watch wrestling performances on the Mongolian grassland.(游客可在蒙古草原观看摔跤表演。)
After wrestling with myself for days, I decided to accept the job.(经过几天内心挣扎,我决定接受这份工作。)
摔跤既是古老的竞技运动,也是“与困难搏斗”的隐喻。从奥运赛场到日常生活,这个词始终传递着对抗与坚持的力量——你是否也曾有过“wrestling with a challenge”的经历?