| 释义 | struggling adjective
 uk /ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ/ us /ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ/
 unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed: 艰难奋斗的;苦苦挣扎的
 It's the story of a struggling artist who marries a rich woman.这个故事讲的是一个苦苦挣扎的艺术家娶了个有钱女人。
 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
 not achieving wealth, popularity, or success
 unsuccessfulHe tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer.
 failedShe was a failed singer.
 frustratedHe was a legendary actor, but a frustrated director.
 strugglingThe struggling actor was cut from yet another film.
 on the ropesAfter that scandal, the MP is really on the ropes.
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
 Unsuccessful (people and things)
 abortive
 abortively
 achiever
 be dead in the wateridiom
 bootless
 fruitlessly
 fruitlessness
 frustrated
 futile
 futilely
 on the rocksidiom
 on the ropesidiom
 redemption
 rope
 small-time
 up and downidiom
 vain
 vainly
 washed up
 you and whose army?idiom
 
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