wrestle學測 L6KK [ˈrɛsəl] ｜ /ˈrɛsəl/
摔角；扭打·苦苦搏鬥；費力應付·反覆思量；苦苦掙扎
多數人只知摔角義，忽略比喻用法
She had to wrestle with her fear of heights before she could climb to the top of the mountain.
她得先克服心中對高度的恐懼，才能爬上山頂。
一個畫面：扭抱較勁
貼身纏鬥雙方抓緊互不放手
咬牙硬撐用盡全力撐過難關
內心拉扯念頭在心裡互相拉扯
義項
墊上摔角C1verb摔角；扭打
The two boys wrestled on the mat, each trying to pin the other to the ground.
兩個男孩在墊子上扭打摔角，各自想把對方壓制在地上。
wrestle an opponentwrestle on the mat
力抗難題C1verb苦苦搏鬥；費力應付
The manager wrestled with the problem for days before finding a solution.
經理花了好幾天苦苦應付這個問題，才找到解決辦法。
wrestle with a problemwrestle with a feeling
內心交戰C1verb反覆思量；苦苦掙扎
He wrestled with what was right and wrong before deciding to tell the truth.
他在決定說出實話之前，內心在對錯之間掙扎。
wrestle with a decisionwrestle with right and wrong
片語
wrestle with苦苦搏鬥 →與難題或情緒搏鬥
wrestle to the ground摔倒壓制 →把對手摔倒壓制在地
a wrestling match摔角比賽 →一場摔角競賽
你會不會這樣說？
The two boys ___ on the mat, each trying to pin the other down. (wrestled / restled)
看答案
wrestled
wrestle 開頭的 w 不發音，常被誤拼為 restled。
「He wrestled with what was right and wrong before deciding to tell the truth.」這句 wrestle 最接近哪個意思？(A) 摔角比賽 (B) 與難題搏鬥 (C) 內心掙扎抉擇
看答案
(C)
此句描述對錯之間的掙扎，對應反覆思量、掙扎抉擇的義項。
字族
wrestler 摔角選手・wrestling 摔角運動；扭打