Definition

1. Verb:
   • To struggle: To make a strenuous effort against opposition, difficulty, or a powerful force. It implies a physical or mental fight requiring great exertion.
   • To wrestle / to grapple: To engage in a close, hand-to-hand fight or contest, often literally. It can describe a physical tussle or a figurative battle with a problem.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người lính vật lộn với kẻ địch. (The soldier struggled with the enemy.)
  • Cô ấy vật lộn với bài toán khó cả tiếng đồng hồ. (She wrestled with the difficult math problem for an hour.)
  • Con cá lớn vật lộn trên thuyền. (The big fish thrashed about on the boat.)

Advanced Usage

• "vật lộn với cuộc sống": to struggle with life, to grapple with the hardships of daily existence.

  • Họ vật lộn với cuộc sống mưu sinh. (They struggle with the daily grind of making a living.)

• "vật lộn trong đêm tối": to struggle in the darkness, often used figuratively for a period of confusion or hardship.

  • Công ty vật lộn trong đêm tối tìm lối ra. (The company struggled in the darkness to find a way out.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vật lộn, cật lực (phrase): to struggle with all one's might, to exert maximum effort.
  • Anh ấy làm việc vật lộn, cật lực để nuôi gia đình. (He works and struggles with all his might to support his family.)

Synonyms

• Struggle: To contend with difficulties.
• Wrestle: To grapple or fight with.
• Grapple: To engage in a close struggle.
• Fight: To contend in battle or physical conflict.

Related Idioms

• Vật lộn với sóng gió: to battle the stormy waves; to struggle through turbulent times or great adversity.
  • Doanh nghiệp nhỏ vật lộn với sóng gió của nền kinh tế. (The small business struggles against the stormy waves of the economy.)