struggle

闘争、戦い

長く続くことが多い、困難な戦いや努力。

やさしい英語で： A difficult fight or effort, often lasting a long time.

• The struggle lasted many years.
• Workers began a struggle for better pay.
• Several people were injured during the struggle.

使い方： a struggle for something (The struggle for equal rights continued for years.); a struggle against something (They joined the struggle against unfair laws.)

類義語： fight, battle, conflict

よく使う表現： armed struggle, struggle for something, struggle against something, power struggle

苦労する、苦戦する

難しいと感じながら、何かをしようと懸命に努力する。

やさしい英語で： To find something difficult and try hard to do it.

• I struggle to remember names.
• He struggled with the last question.
• Many families are struggling to pay their bills.

使い方： struggle to do something (I struggled to open the heavy door.); struggle with something (She struggles with spelling.)

類義語： have difficulty, have trouble

よく使う表現： struggle to do something, struggle with something, struggle financially

闘う、奮闘する

何かを達成したり打ち負かしたりするために懸命に努力し、戦う。

やさしい英語で： To try very hard or fight to achieve something or defeat something.

• The workers struggled for fair pay.
• They struggled against the powerful army.
• For years, she struggled to win equal rights.

使い方： struggle for something (They struggled for freedom for many years.); struggle against something (The villagers struggled against poverty.); struggle to do something (She struggled to protect her community.)

類義語： fight, strive, battle

よく使う表現： struggle for something, struggle against something, struggle to do something

もがく、暴れる

たいていは逃れるために、体を強くねじったり動かしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To twist and move your body forcefully, usually to get free.

• The child struggled in his arms.
• She struggled to free her wrists.
• The trapped animal struggled against the ropes.

使い方： struggle to do something (The bird struggled to escape from the net.); struggle against someone/something (He struggled against the hands holding him.)

類義語： wriggle, thrash

よく使う表現： struggle free, struggle to escape, struggle against someone