[countable] a hard fight in which people try to obtain or achieve sth, especially sth that sb else does not want them to have努力；斗争；奋斗；争夺◆the struggle between start-ups and established companies初创公司和知名公司之间的竞争◆He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.他为取得公司的控制权正与对手进行艰苦的斗争。 [countable] a fight to stop sth bad from happening（与坏事所作的）斗争◆the struggle against corruption与腐败作斗争 [singular] something that is difficult for sb to do or achieve难事◆It is a struggle to cope with such a heavy workload.应付如此繁重的工作实在很困难。