grapple

1. 今日の単語は grapple です。 grab に似ていますが、意味はどうでしょうか。

‘Mission impossible’: French restaurants grapple with new COVID health pass – Food and drink businesses in France are worried about the impact the new COVID-19 green pass could have on their livelihoods. As of yesterday, the pass is required in bars and restaurants, along with other indoor venues. The health pass – which shows that its holder has either been vaccinated, tested negative in the past 72 hours or recovered from the virus during the previous six months – was launched in France on 21 July. At that point it was only required by cultural and leisure venues with a capacity of more than 50 people. But it is now required to visit bars, restaurants, health centres and to use long-distance public transport. (from Euronews.travel)

コロナ対策の新しいルール、グリーンパス。フランスの飲食業も大変です。

Tokyo Olympics grapple with COVID-19 and heat as games kick off- TOKYO — As the first events of the Tokyo Olympics kick off, organizers are taking extra precautions to protect athletes and staffers from both the coronavirus pandemic and Japan’s sweltering summer heat. (from Nikkei Asia)

こちらはコロナに加えて日本の暑さとの grapple with ですね。

Year 12 students grapple with third postponement of crucial test – Year 12 students across the Goulburn Valley are grappling with the third postponement of the General Achievement Test (GAT) this year, as the state’s sixth lockdown forces the Victorian Government to delay this week’s test. (from Shepparton News)

大切なテストがまたも延期。原因はこちらもコロナです。

The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.

経済以外にもたくさんの深刻な課題があります。

2. grab に近いと言えば、近かった。では、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認してみましょう。

to fight, especially in order to win something

if you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.

if you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two people grapple.

取っ組み合う

しっかりつかむ

取り組む

今日の単語は

grapple with 取っ組み合う、取り組む

でした

2か月前の単語は https://himekurieitango/engender

生み出す、芽生える