vật lộn
Definition
- 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.)