学个词Learn a Word 第1515 - grapple

  今天我们要学的词是grapple. grapple is spelled g-r-a-p-p-l-e; grapple. Grapple 是设法解决问题的意思，后面常跟介词with. President Obama turned to the private sector¹ in hopes of lifting 50 million people in the developing world from poverty, as wealthy nations grapple with a budget crunch². 由于富裕国家都被艰难的预算局面搞得焦头烂额，美国总统奥巴马转向私营领域求援，希望他们能帮助发展中国家的五千万人脱贫。The global economy and financial markets continue to grapple with the aftermath of the financial crisis. 全球经济和金融市场依然设法解决金融危机遗留的问题。好的，今天我们学习的词是grapple, grapple，grapple...

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。